Author Question: The client lives his life rapidly bouncing from feelings of deep sadness to great joy. The client's ... (Read 26 times)

rmenurse · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The client lives his life rapidly bouncing from feelings of deep sadness to great joy. The client's diagnosis is most likely

1. bipolar disorder.
2. major depression.
3. an anxiety disorder.
4. dysthymic disorder.

Question 2

Which remark by the nurse would be an appropriate way to begin an interview session?

a. How shall we start today?
b. Shall we talk about losing your privileges yesterday?
c. Let's get started discussing your marital relationship.
d. What happened when your family visited yesterday?

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

Answer to Question 1

1
The hallmark of a bipolar disorder is sudden and dramatic shifts in emotional extremes.

Answer to Question 2

A
The interview is patient centered; thus, the patient chooses issues. The nurse assists the patient by using communication skills and actively listening to provide opportunities for the patient to reach goals. In the distracters, the nurse selects the topic.