To promote maximum functioning, which of the following is an ...

[Marty]

To promote maximum functioning, which of the following is an appropriate discharge criterion for a 35-year-old client with high levels of anxiety?
 
  1. The client will avoid situations that cause anxiety.
  2. The client will use learned anxiety-reducing strategies.
  3. The client will learn to live at home with his parents.
  4. The client will state, I know I need to take medication the rest of my life to con-trol anxiety.

Question 2

A woman comes into the ED staggering and under the influence of alcohol. The staff members recognize her as having a chronic drinking problem.
 
  She declares, I do not have a problem. I can stop drinking any day. The defense mechanism displayed is:
  1. Humor
  2. Denial
  3. Devaluation
  4. Sublimation

[Ddddd]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2
Using anxiety-reduction strategies will promote maximal functioning. Option 1 encourages avoidance and therefore limits activities. Option 3 promotes dependency, and option 4 is not necessarily true.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2
The woman is refusing to acknowledge her problem and is in denial. She is not using humor, and she is not attributing negative qualities to anyone (devaluation). Sublimation is incorrect because she is not channeling maladaptive thoughts into socially acceptable behavior.

[Marty]

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