Exam 36 · 第36回 · 認知症の理解 (Understanding Dementia)
Question 46 問46
バリデーション（validation）に基づく，認知症（dementia）の人の動きや感情に合わせるコミュニケーション技法として，正しいものを1つ選びなさい。
- センタリング（centering）
- リフレージング（rephrasing）
- レミニシング（reminiscing）
- ミラーリング（mirroring）
- カリブレーション（calibration）
Translation
Among the following, choose the 1 option that is the correct communication technique, based on validation, for matching the movements and emotions of a person with dementia.
- Centering (センタリング)
- Rephrasing (リフレージング)
- Reminiscing (レミニシング)
- Mirroring (ミラーリング)
- Calibration (カリブレーション)
Show answer and explanation
Answer: 4, 5
Why 4, 5 is correct
This question has two correct answers. Option 4, mirroring, is a technique of matching your own movements to the other person's movements and expressions, moving in the same way. Option 5, calibration, is a technique of matching your own feelings to the other person's emotions, tuning in to how they feel. Since both are techniques for "matching movements and emotions," both 4 and 5 were accepted as correct.
Why 1 is wrong
Centering is a preparation the caregiver does before starting to interact — steadying their own breathing and focusing their mind. It is not a technique for matching the other person.
Why 2 is wrong
Rephrasing is a technique of repeating back the person's own words exactly as they said them. What is matched here is the words, not movements or emotions.
Why 3 is wrong
Reminiscing is a technique of having the person talk about old memories. It draws out memories from the past, and does not match the person's present movements or emotions.
Key point
Mirroring (ミラーリング) matches the other person's movements; calibration (カリブレーション) matches their feelings.
Key terms
- バリデーション
- A communication method for interacting with a person with dementia by accepting their words and emotions as they are.
- ミラーリング
- A technique of matching the other person's movements and expressions, moving the same way like a mirror.
- カリブレーション
- A technique of matching your own feelings to the other person's emotions, feeling the same way.
- センタリング
- Preparation done before interacting — steadying one's breathing and calming one's own feelings.
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Exams 36–38, all 13 subjects, with furigana and an English explanation of every choice. The subject 「認知症の理解」 is free.