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Following the death of his wife of 50 years, the hospice nurse notices that the surviving husband's affect is flat, he states that he has stopped attending the weekly card club he belongs to, and he voices difficulty in making decisions on a daily
 
  basis. The caregiver knows that this client is displaying the characteristics of the dissociative disorder of: a. Dissociative fugue
  b. Dissociative amnesia
  c. Dissociative identity disorder
  d. Depersonalization disorder

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A 9-year-old has feelings of self-blame related to the parents' recent divorce. Which therapy is likely to be helpful for this child?
 
  a. Cognitive behavioral therapy
  b. Therapeutic drawing
  c. Behavioral therapy
  d. Pharmacotherapy


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
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Depersonalization serves as a defense mechanism in response to severe anxiety. The person often is described as working on automatic or functioning as a robot. The characteristics listed describe the behavioral or social signs and symptoms of depersonalized disorder. Fugue is characterized by traveling that occurs suddenly and unexpectedly with no recall of the traveling. Amnesia is the inability to remember personal information, and dissociative identity disorder was formerly known as multiple personality disorder.

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Therapeutic drawing will provide an opportunity for the child to express thoughts, feelings, and tensions. The distracters are not indicated based on the scenario.


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Wow, this really help

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:D TYSM

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