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A 38-year-old woman is describing the end of her marriage at an outpatient appointment. She says she is fine about it now, honestly, while her voice shakes and she turns her wedding ring over and over. The registrar says: 'You tell me you are fine about it, and yet your voice is unsteady while you say so.' She stops, is quiet for a moment, then begins to cry and talks about how alone she has felt since he left. Which one of the following interviewing techniques did the registrar use?
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