A rationalemotive therapy (RET) therapist has begun a course of ...

[rachel9]

A rationalemotive therapy (RET) therapist has begun a course of therapy with an adult female client who has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The therapist is likely to teach the client to:
 
  A) Manage her symptoms using the powers of mind control and centering
  B) Recognize the thinking patterns that precede her undesirable behaviors
  C) Impose moderate punishment on herself to block exacerbations of her symptoms
  D) Redefine the way that she expects herself to think and behave

Question 2

The nurse demonstrates a commitment to the health, safety, and welfare of people by providing evidence-based practice. What does the term evidence-based practice mean?
 
  A) Care that integrates research and clinical expertise with the client's characteristics, culture, and preferences
  B) Care that bases decision making on established clinical protocols
  C) Care based on prior outcomes from the nurse's practice
  D) Care based on outcomes and research conducted by the practitioner

[kxciann]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Feedback:
RET therapists teach clients to conduct a kind of functional analysis of their own behaviors in which they examine the antecedent condition, or the cognition that precedes behaviors and results in self-statements. This model does not use punishment, mind control, or a redefinition of behavior expectations.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Feedback:
EBP is the integration of research with clinical expertise in the context of the client's characteristics, culture, and preferences. EBP also includes a weighing of benefits against the risks and costs of treatment.