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kaid0807

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Which statement is most likely to be made by a nurse practitioner who shares the philosophy of an interpersonal theorist?
 
  A. Let's discuss your use of defense mechanisms.B. We need to examine how your relationships affect your ability to cope.C. It is important that you take the medications that I have prescribed for you.
  D. Your genetic background is a factor in your predisposition to mental illness.

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a hospitalized client who is quarrelsome and opinionated and has little regard for others.
 
  According to Sullivan's interpersonal theory, the nurse should associate the client's behaviors with a previous deficit in which stage of development?A. Infancy
  B. Childhood
  C. Early adolescence
  D. Late adolescence



karmakat49

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Answer to Question 1

B
Sullivan, an interpersonal theorist, believed that individual behavior and personality development are the direct result of interpersonal relationships.

Answer to Question 2

B
The nurse should associate the client's behavior with a deficit in the childhood stage of Sullivan's interpersonal theory. The childhood stage in Sullivan's interpersonal theory typically occurs from the ages of 18 months to 6 years of age, during which the child learns to experience a delay in personal gratification without undue anxiety.



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