Author Question: Which statement by an individual with PTSD best indicates that treatment was effective? a. I'm ... (Read 78 times)

ssal · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

Which statement by an individual with PTSD best indicates that treatment was effective?

a. I'm drinking less now that I've faced my problems.
b. I feel like the accident happened to someone else.
c. I sleep for 3 to 4 hours a night without nightmares.
d. My artwork distracts me and eases my anxiety.

Question 2

The clinic nurse sees a patient with a long-standing diagnosis of pedophilia who was recently arrested and released on bail. Which perspective about pedophilia would the nurse expect from this patient?

a. Extreme remorse for traumatizing a child to meet his/her own needs.
b. Desire to be placed in jail to prevent acting on the sexual impulses.
c. The belief that the child was given valuable knowledge and pleasure.
d. A feeling of victimization related to genetic and environmental factors.

jharrington11 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Treatment has been successful when an individual can use coping mechanisms to move forward and find meaning in the traumatic event. Continued use of drugs and alcohol is maladaptive. Continued sleep disturbances and insomnia as well as dissociation or depersonalization do not indicate that treatment was effective.

Answer to Question 2

C
Individuals with pedophilia frequently do not believe that their behavior is harmful to the child. Instead, they point to having provided teaching and pleasure for the child. The other options are not characteristic of the thinking of the pedophile.