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Charlie · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A community mental health nurse working with a family demonstrating emotional abuse of a child
by the father has put several interventions in place designed to stabilize the home and maintain a
violence-free atmosphere.

Several weeks later the child tells the nurse that his parents and all the
children go to a clinic and talk to a man about how to get along. He says the man asked him how he
felt when his dad called him stupid, and that his dad cried when the child described feeling
awful.. The child is describing the type of therapy called
a. Parents Anonymous.
b. group therapy.
c. family therapy.
d. individual therapy.

Question 2

A nurse was battered by an assaultive client. Although no bones were broken, she sustained several
facial contusions.

Afterward she had difficulty sleeping, startled easily, admitted to being
preoccupied with thoughts about the incident, and stated she dreaded having to face intimidating
clients. Which response would be considered the most urgent reason to seek supervision?
a. Sleep pattern disturbance
b. Startle reactions
c. Preoccupation with the incident
d. A wish for revenge

jonathanballen97 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Family therapy involves the entire family meeting with a family therapist to learn to listen to each
other and ultimately decrease the frequency and intensity of abuse. Option A: Parents Anonymous is
a self-help group for abusing parents. Option B: Group therapy would involve having the abuser
meet with other clients in a supportive atmosphere. Option D: Individual therapy would involve
meetings of a single client with a therapist.

Answer to Question 2

D
The first three symptoms the nurse experienced re considered normal in a client who has been
battered. They are similar to the symptoms experienced by clients with posttraumatic stress disorder
but are usually are relieved with crisis intervention and follow-up designed to give support, help the
individual regain a sense of control, and make sense of the event. The desire for revenge signals an
urgent need for professional supervision to work through anger and counteraggressive feelings.