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During the process of self-exploration, it is important for a nurse to convey the message that the patient:
 
  a. may be the victim of circumstances that created unsolvable psychosocial problems.
  b. is responsible for his or her own behavior, including maladaptive coping responses.
  c. cannot hope to make any changes without some professional, therapeutic guidance.
  d. needs to focus on changing the attitudes and behaviors of significant others.

Question 2

The results, published in 1994, of the original National Comorbidity Survey (NCS), which looked at comorbidity in a population of 8,000 persons, found that:
 
  a. nearly 90 of persons who reported recent severe psychiatric symptoms met DSM criteria for three or more disorders
  b. less than 10 of persons who had one psychiatric diagnosis met the DSM criteria for two or more disorders
  c. the only dual diagnosis of any significance was alcoholism and schizophrenia
  d. few, if any, persons in the population studied had more than one psychiatric diagnosis



Athena23

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Answer to Question 1

B
Letting the patient know that he or she is responsible for his or her own behavior reduces the projection of patient problems onto the environment and fosters empowerment.

Answer to Question 2

A
The NCS found that nearly 90 of persons who reported recent severe psychiatric symptoms met DSM criteria for three or more disorders. For example, depression and panic disorder commonly occurred together, as did social phobia and a variety of mood disorders.



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