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The following basic interviewing tools are prerequisites to participating in role plays for inquiring about sex: Open-ended inquiries , eliciting and responding to feelings, self-awareness , uncovering health beliefs, persistence and clarification, transitional statements , and normalization .

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Binder, J. (2013). Sex. In: Primary Care Interviewing. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7224-7_17

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