Psychology and Behavioural Science: Therapeutic Relationships

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What is the primary basis of a therapeutic relationship?

Prescribing and dispensing medications

Task-oriented healthcare delivery

Mutual respect and trust (correct)

Diagnosing diseases

What is often lacking in traditional healthcare delivery?

Compassionate care (correct)

Prescribing medications

Task-oriented care

Diagnosing diseases

Why is recognizing patients' unmet non-medical needs important?

To diagnose diseases accurately

To prescribe medications effectively

To treat medical conditions

Because healthcare practitioners are often the only social contacts (correct)

What is another term for a therapeutic relationship?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is a key element of a therapeutic relationship?

Caring and non-judgemental behaviour Signup and view all the answers

Why is it essential to know patients' interests?

To act in the best interest of patients Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of traditional healthcare delivery?

Task-oriented care Signup and view all the answers

What sometimes refers to interactions between healthcare practitioners?

Therapeutic relationships Signup and view all the answers

What is essential for a pharmacist to possess in their profession?

Flexibility in identifying and resolving problems Signup and view all the answers

What can be expected of therapeutic relationships over time?

They may evolve differently depending on the patient and context Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of healthcare delivery that is often overlooked?

Interpersonal human aspects Signup and view all the answers

What is essential for good health outcomes?

Inputs from all members of the healthcare team Signup and view all the answers

What can a plot of therapeutic relationships show?

A U-shaped, V-shaped, quadratic or mixed pattern Signup and view all the answers

What is an effective pharmacist-patient relationship a part of?

One of several therapeutic relationships needed for good health outcomes Signup and view all the answers

Why are therapeutic relationships crucial in pharmaceutical care?

To predict treatment adherence and positive clinical outcomes Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of patient-centred care?

Patients' preferences and values in clinical decision making Signup and view all the answers

What is an essential element of effective therapeutic relationships?

Shared decision making and responsibility Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of labeling patients as 'good', 'bad', or 'uncooperative'?

Hindered future delivery of healthcare interventions Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of therapeutic relationships in healthcare?

To provide compassionate care and psychosocial support Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes interlocking therapeutic relationships in healthcare?

A multidisciplinary healthcare team working together Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of effective therapeutic relationships?

Improved patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of healthcare practitioners in therapeutic relationships?

To think in terms of medical care and psychosocial support Signup and view all the answers

What is essential in chronic and difficult-to-treat cases?

A multidisciplinary approach Signup and view all the answers

Which type of relationships is the pharmacist-patient relationship just one of?

Therapeutic relationships Signup and view all the answers

What is necessary for achieving desired clinical outcomes?

A combination of inputs from healthcare practitioners and an informed patient Signup and view all the answers

Why might healthcare interventions not achieve good health?

If the patient is not informed or engaged Signup and view all the answers

What is required for effective and safe healthcare interventions?

Patients' compliance with healthcare practitioners' advice Signup and view all the answers

What is important to consider when building therapeutic relationships?

A patient's health literacy levels, race, tribe, culture, and prejudices Signup and view all the answers

What is involved in building therapeutic relationships?

A complex, trial-and-error process Signup and view all the answers

How do therapeutic relationships evolve?

In a dynamic, unpredictable way Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Therapeutic Relationships

A therapeutic relationship is a collaborative association between a healthcare practitioner and a patient, based on mutual respect, trust, and commitment to good clinical outcomes.
It involves caring and non-judgmental behavior within a safe environment, going beyond disease diagnosis, prescribing, and dispensing medications.
Other terms used to describe therapeutic relationships include therapeutic alliances, working alliances, helping alliances, helpful relationships, and purposeful relationships.

Importance of Therapeutic Relationships

Traditional healthcare delivery is often too task-oriented, leaving patients with unmet non-medical needs.
Recognizing patients' unmet needs is crucial, as healthcare practitioners may be the only social contacts they have.
Pharmaceutical care requires more intimate caring relationships between healthcare practitioners and patients to act in their best interests.
Positive therapeutic relationships are expected to predict treatment adherence and positive clinical outcomes.

Elements of Effective Therapeutic Relationships

Effective communication (information provision and assessment of patients' understanding)
Shared decision making and shared responsibility for clinical outcomes
Warmth, friendliness, genuine interest, empathy, and unwavering desire to facilitate and support patients
Improvements in patient satisfaction, adherence to medical treatment, and improved clinical outcomes

Therapeutic Communication

Patient-centred, therapeutic engagement that takes into account patients' preferences and values in clinical decision making
Responding to patient emotions and unmet non-medical needs
Avoiding labels such as "good", "bad", or "uncooperative" patients, which can hinder future healthcare delivery

Interlocking Therapeutic Relationships

Multidisciplinary healthcare teams, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory personnel, and others, work together to restore health.
Each healthcare team member has a therapeutic relationship with the patient, and continuity in healthcare delivery requires a combination of inputs from all members.
Effective and safe healthcare interventions require an informed, engaged patient.

Evolution of Therapeutic Relationships

There is no magic formula for building effective therapeutic relationships, which require unconditional interest in patients and respect for their uniqueness and diversity.
Building therapeutic relationships involves trial and error, failures, and corrections.
Therapeutic relationships can evolve in different patterns, such as stable, linear, quadratic, U-shaped, or V-shaped, and may require flexibility to identify and resolve problems.

Key Messages

A holistic view of healthcare is needed, involving inputs from all members of the healthcare team, including the patient.
An effective functional pharmacist-patient relationship is only one of several therapeutic relationships that need to work well to achieve good health outcomes.
Healthcare delivery should focus on both medical competence and interpersonal human aspects, such as the unmet non-medical needs of patients.

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Explore the concept of therapeutic relationships in psychology and behavioural science. Learn about the evolution and importance of therapeutic relationships in healthcare.