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==Origin==

==Origin==

Middle French ''raport'', Anglo-Norman and Middle French, French ''rapport'' [[action]] of reporting, report (1214 in Old French as ''raiport''), [[reference]] (c1370), [[relationship]], [[connection]] (1538) < ''rapporter'' to bring back, to report (second half of the 12th cent. in Anglo-Norman and Old French as ''raporter''), to refer to (a1349 in the construction ''s'en rapporter à''), to form a [[relationship]] with, to be related to (1538)

Middle French ''raport'', Anglo-Norman and Middle French, French ''rapport'' [[action]] of reporting, report (1214 in Old French as ''raiport''), [[reference]] (c1370), [[relationship]], [[connection]] (1538) < ''rapporter'' to bring back, to report (second half of the 12th cent. in Anglo-Norman and Old French as ''raporter''), to refer to (a1349 in the construction ''s'en rapporter à''), to form a [[relationship]] with, to be related to (1538)

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 16th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 16th Century]

==Definition==

==Definition==

*1: [[relation]]; especially : relation marked by [[harmony]], [[conformity]], accord, or affinity  

*1: [[relation]]; especially : relation marked by [[harmony]], [[conformity]], accord, or affinity  

It stems from an old French verb ''rapporter'' which means [[literally]] to carry something back; and in the sense of how people relate to each other means that what one [[person]] sends out the other sends back, for example they may [[realize]] that they [[share]] similar [[values]], [[beliefs]], [[knowledge]], or [[behaviors]].

It stems from an old French verb ''rapporter'' which means [[literally]] to carry something back; and in the sense of how people relate to each other means that what one [[person]] sends out the other sends back, for example they may [[realize]] that they [[share]] similar [[values]], [[beliefs]], [[knowledge]], or [[behaviors]].

There are a [[number]] of [[techniques]] that are supposed to be beneficial in building rapport such as: matching your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_language body language] (i.e., [[posture]], [[gesture]], etc.); maintaining eye contact; and matching [[breathing]] [[rhythm]].

There are a [[number]] of [[techniques]] that are supposed to be beneficial in building rapport such as: matching your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_language body language] (i.e., [[posture]], [[gesture]], etc.); maintaining eye contact; and matching [[breathing]] [[rhythm]].

A classic if unusual example of rapport can be found in the book Uncommon Therapy by Jay Haley, about the [[psychotherapeutic]] intervention techniques of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Erickson Milton Erickson]. Erickson developed the [[ability]] to enter the [[world view]] of his patients and, from that vantage point (having established ''rapport''), he was able to make extremely [[effective]] [[interventions]] (to help his patients overcome life [[problems]]).

A classic if unusual example of rapport can be found in the book Uncommon Therapy by Jay Haley, about the [[psychotherapeutic]] intervention techniques of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Erickson Milton Erickson]. Erickson developed the [[ability]] to enter the [[world view]] of his patients and, from that vantage point (having established ''rapport''), he was able to make extremely [[effective]] [[interventions]] (to help his patients overcome life [[problems]]).

[[Category: Psychology]]

[[Category: Psychology]]