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bucstennis@aim.com · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Which theme is most likely during family therapy with parents, siblings, and a teen patient with anorexia nervosa who engages in provocative behavior?

a. Stable coalitions between family members
b. Interpreting negative messages as positive
c. Competition between the patient and father
d. Lack of trust in the patient by family members

Question 2

A nurse assesses an elderly patient who was found wandering and confused. The nurse feels sad and reflects, She's like my grandmotherso helpless. Which term best applies to the nurse's response?

a. Rapport
b. Transference
c. Countertransference
d. Defensive coping reaction

vickyvicksss · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
The theme of lack of trust in the patient by the family is frequently noted when the patient does provocative things such as going to the bathroom and remaining there after meals. The patient is unable to fathom the concern of the family about possible purging behaviors. The patient frequently shifts coalitions. The patient perceives positive messages as negative. The patient usually competes with the mother.

Answer to Question 2

C
Countertransference is the nurse's response to a patient that is based on the nurse's unconscious needs, conflicts, problems, or view of the world.