Author Question: The nurse knows that the primary task of the interactional group therapist is to make sure events in ... (Read 17 times)

berenicecastro · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The nurse knows that the primary task of the interactional group therapist is to make sure events in the session take precedence over:

1. Outside events.
2. Illness prevention.
3. Family matters.
4. Individual therapy.

Question 2

The psychiatric nurse is asked to explain the primary focus in the assessment and treatment of mental illnesses during the mid-20th century. Given this request, the nurse would emphasize beliefs and actions related to which of the following?

1. Faulty life habits and interactions
2. Decay of intellect or of the nervous system
3. Classification of symptoms
4. Social dimension and drug treatment

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

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: A primary task of the therapist is to actively steer the group discourse toward events in the session (the here-and-now) over those that occur outside or have occurred outside (the there-and-then).The work of the interactional group is not intended to displace individual therapy, prevent illness, or place priority on outside family matters.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: By the mid-20th century, psychiatric thinking was expanding and moving toward an emphasis on the importance of the social dimension in addition to the development of drug treatment. The belief that mental disorder was linked to faulty life habit and interactions was consistent with the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The belief that mental disorder was the product of intellect and nervous system decay and the emphasis on the classification of symptoms were more prevalent during the 18th and early 19th centuries respectively.