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Supporting a Patient Through Emotional Distress at a GP Clinic
GP (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Spanish) talk through “Supporting a Patient Through Emotional Distress at a GP Clinic”. You interpret both ways — English into Spanish, and Spanish into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Thanks for coming in today, Elena. You mentioned on the phone that you've been feeling really overwhelmed lately—can you tell me what's been happening this past week?
Doctora, ha sido muy difícil. Perdí mi trabajo hace tres semanas y desde entonces no duermo bien, lloro sin motivo y me siento agotada todo el tiempo.
You're not having any thoughts of hurting yourself, are you? I need to ask, especially given how exhausted and anxious you sound.
No, doctora, no he pensado en hacerme daño, pero tengo ataques de pánico casi todos los días y el corazón se me acelera sin razón.
I'd like to refer you for a Mental Health Treatment Plan—it gives you ten subsidised sessions with a registered psychologist through Medicare.
Eso suena útil, pero ¿tiene algún costo? No sé si puedo pagar tantas sesiones ahora que no tengo ingresos.
Many local psychologists bulk-bill, so it shouldn't cost you much. If things feel unbearable before your appointment, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Entiendo, gracias. ¿Necesito algún certificado médico para mi empleador, ya que todavía no puedo volver a trabajar?
I'll give you a medical certificate for two weeks off work, and we'll review everything carefully at your next appointment together.
Está bien, doctora. ¿Y no necesito tomar algún medicamento para calmar la ansiedad mientras tanto?
I won't start medication yet—we'll monitor things closely. If your symptoms worsen at all, contact Lifeline or come back immediately, please.
Gracias, doctora, me siento un poco más tranquila. Llamaré a Lifeline si las cosas empeoran antes de mi próxima cita.
Terms in this dialogue that cost marks
CCL is marked on information transferred. These Australian terms have no direct word in most test languages — get one wrong and the segment's information is gone.
- medicareSe deja tal cual, 'Medicare', ya que es un nombre propio de un programa australiano sin equivalente en países hispanohablantes.
- lifelineSe mantiene como 'Lifeline', puede añadirse una breve explicación como 'la línea de ayuda en crisis'.
- medical certificateSe traduce como 'certificado médico'.
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