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melina_rosy

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In regard to the mental health needs among refugee torture victims from war-torn countries, evidence from the nursing literature indicates which of the following?
 
  a. Torture victims almost never include women as well as men.
  b. Post-traumatic stress and depression are less problematic when the occupying force was of a different language or culture than the victim.
  c. Torture in itself may not increase the risk for subsequent mental illness.
  d. Being held in detention while waiting for asylum-request hearings serves as a beneficial transition between torture imprisonment by an occupying force and freedom in the asylum setting.

Question 2

Research on families of adult clients with severe mental illness found that feelings of emotional burden experienced by family members are related to the stresses generated by the ill member.
 
  Based on this research, and on the emphasis of the consumer movement, which strategy is likely to be MOST effective in relieving the family burden? a. increased numbers of inpatient hospital beds
  b. an emphasis on autonomy for the client
  c. an increase in the family's involvement in care
  d. the provision of more respite care for families



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Answer to Question 1

C
Evidence has shown that torture, in and of itself, may not increase the risk of mental illness. However, there are certainly cases of individuals who have been victims of torture experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, suicidal ideation, and other conditions related to stress. Yet torture does not guarantee that a person will experience any or all of these ailments.

Answer to Question 2

B
The health consumer movement emphasizes autonomy for the client. Emphasis on the autonomy for the client may be the most effective way of relieving the family burden.



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