A client is admitted to the psychiatric unit and states, I am ...

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A client is admitted to the psychiatric unit and states, I am president of the largest corporation in the world. Everyone comes to me for advice. The client is exhibiting which of the following?
 
  A) Confabulation
  B) Delirium
  C) Grandiosity
  D) Loose associations

Question 2

The nurse is caring for an adolescent in the outpatient psychiatric setting. To help the adolescent feel more in control of the initial therapy sessions, which statement by the nurse would be most appropriate?
 
  A) I won't share anything that you don't want me to with your parents.
  B) Adolescents often feel a distrust of authority figures. Is that true with you?
  C) Your parents care a great deal about you. That's why you are here.
  D) If something is uncomfortable for you, you don't have to talk about it.

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Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback: The client has a delusion about his superiority over others. Confabulation occurs when the client may make up answers to fill memory gaps. Delirium is a syndrome that involves a disturbance of consciousness accompanied by a change in cognition. Loose associations are disorganized thinking that jumps from one idea to another with little or no evident relation between the thoughts.

Answer to Question 2

D