The nurse is assessing a client who reports the symptoms of worrying excessively about everyday concerns and having overall fatigue, muscular tension, and restlessness. The nurse knows these symptoms would characterize the chronic disorder of:
A) Social phobia.
B) Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
C) Panic disorder.
D) Generalized anxiety disorder.
Question 2
When using individual psychotherapy and hypnosis in the treatment of dissociative identity disorder (DID), the goal is to help the client:
A) Ease the distress about body parts.
B) Contribute to an ever-increasing self-destructive cycle.
C) Discover that the various personalities are real and distinct, but are not separate individuals.
D) Deal with the medical conditions associated with the disorder.