Author Question: A patient diagnosed with PTSD has frequent flashbacks and persistent hyperarousal symptoms. Which ... (Read 75 times)

colton · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A patient diagnosed with PTSD has frequent flashbacks and persistent hyperarousal symptoms. Which nursing interventions should be planned? Select all that apply.

a. Offer empathy and support.
b. Encourage relaxation activities.
c. Encourage verbalization of anger.
d. Set limits when the patient begins to tell of the story of the traumatic incident.
e. Help the patient associate current feelings and behaviors with trauma experience.

Question 2

General George Patton led U

S. troops in Europe and Africa during World War II. His career was marred by an incident of scolding a distressed, frightened soldier as a coward and yellow. Patton's behavior embodied which phenomenon associated with symptom delay in PTSD?
a. Stigma
b. Lag time
c. Obscuration
d. Co-morbidity

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

Answer to Question 1

A, B, C, E
These measures are designed to help reduce PTSD symptoms. Anger should be expressed and accepted. Patients with PTSD should learn that their feelings are commonly experienced by others with the same disorder. Recounting the traumatic event helps patients integrate the feelings of distress, so limiting such behavior is not therapeutic.

Answer to Question 2

A
Many soldiers and veterans fight the symptoms of mental illness associated with combat. They fear appearing weak or inadequate. These phenomena contribute to the stigma associated with war-related psychiatric illnesses.