PSYCHOSIS ESSAY2Question one`Discuss the key interpersonal skills you will use to engage with Andrew. (400 words)` My engagement with Andrew is interpersonal. Interpersonal communication depicts an interaction between individuals during which they relay their feelings, thoughts, behaviour, and emotions [ CITATION Pat15 \l 2057 ]. Its success requires proper skills and active participation of the involved individuals. Appropriate intonation and gestures are indispensable when engaging psychotic patients[ CITATION Dav13 \l 2057 ]. As such, my skills will be immensely skewed towards these. The tone will be empathic and be showing care [ CITATION Pat15 \l 2057 ]. This will be essential in alluring substantial attention and interest of the patient. The expression of care in my voice will make him fully express himself both verbally and non-verbally. Using empathic tone when asking and responding to questions in the conversation will enable me to satisfactorily see things particularly his experiences and behaviour from his psychotic situation or disorder.For instance, empathize with him associating several loosely linked and implausible stories about diverse people in the university being ASIO spies. This will enable me to articulate and adequately comprehend his psychotic disorder. My intonation will express positivity and optimism [ CITATION Cle12 \l 2057 ]. In conversing with him, the positive intonation will make him see me as an individual who means well for him especially in alleviating his mental disorder. This will enable Andrew to fully express himself without holding back both consciously and unknowingly. This is because he will be feeling safe and appreciated. Consequently, this way I will understand his condition holistically and comprehensively. Most importantly, this will have some therapeutic effect init [ CITATION Tan16 \l 2057 ]. This implies that it will aid him in recovering by triggering the desire to overcome it within him. The gestures I will employ, for instance, posture, eye contact, and facial expressions will express encouragement, support and communicate respect [ CITATION Pat15 \l 2057 ]. Similarly, the gestures should elicit interest and engagement in the patient [ CITATION Reb11 \l 2057 ]. This will serve to connect with him and motivate him to voice his experiences and express his conduct without fear. He will feel encouraged to be strong and persistent in facing the disorder and consequently overcome it. The support gesture will trigger the will within him to progressively fight the condition. Additionally, facial expressions and eye contact which vividly communicates respect are going to make him see that I understand his condition and that I can assist him in recovering from it.

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