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A nurse working as a rape survivor counselor notes that rape survivors often do not report the rape until 3 or 4 weeks after the incident.
 
  Based on the theoretical perspective of the rape-trauma syndrome, this delay in reporting of the incident coincides with which phase of the reaction to the crisis? a. outward adjustment
  b. integration and recovery
  c. acute disorganization
  d. reorganization

Question 2

The nurse is preparing to give a controlled administration of a chemically similar substance to thwart the effects of substance withdrawal in a client. Which term will the nurse use to chart this intervention?
 
  A) Antagonist therapy
  B) Detoxification therapy
  C) Codependency therapy
  D) Substitution therapy



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Answer to Question 1

C
During the first phase of dealing with rape as a crisis, the individual will experience acute disorganization. Other reactions that may occur include denial, guilt, confusion, anger, shame, fear, and powerlessness. Outward adjustment, reorganization, and integration and recovery will not occur until a later phase.

Answer to Question 2

D



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