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RODY.ELKHALIL

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When working with a person diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder, the knowledgeable clinician understands that the BEST therapeutic approach is based on the knowledge that the person MOST likely believes that:
 
  a. the risk of rejection by others is equal whether from family, outsiders, or clinicians
  b. therapy sessions need to remain private, even from family members
  c. group therapy sessions are safer and less threatening than individual sessions
  d. those outside the family will reject the person more than will the person's own family

Question 2

A psychiatricmental health nurse is integrating Carl Rogers' theory into the plan of care for a patient with a mental illness.
 
  The nurse incorporates understanding of this theory by acknowledging that the therapist accomplishes which of the following?
  A) Provide validation of the terminology used during the session.
  B) Focus on the client's instinctual drives.
  C) Recognize an understanding of the client's basic needs.
  D) Develop unconditional positive regard for the client.


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mjenn52

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
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A person with avoidant personality disorder tends to believe that those outside of the family will reject the person more than the person's family. The family is the sole source of support for a person with avoidant personality disorder, even if the family is critical or rejecting. A person with avoidant personality disorder wants to be more sociable, but fears that being close to those outside of the family may bring humiliations or rejection.

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RODY.ELKHALIL

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Gracias!

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:D TYSM

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