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appyboo · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The nurse is preparing an adult male client, who has been successfully treated for a social phobia, for the termination phase of the therapeutic relationship.

During their last meeting, the client told the nurse that he noticed he has developed a nervous habit that started a few days ago of checking his door at home several times a day to be sure it is locked. This client is exhibiting the client response to termination known as: a. Continuation
b. Regression
c. Withdrawal
d. Confabulation

Question 2

A disorder defined as daily moderate depression that lasts longer than 2 years is called a(n) ____ disorder.

a. Anxiety
b. Bipolar
c. Dysthymic
d. Major depressive

lindahyatt42 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Continuation sometimes occurs when a client is fearful of ending the therapeutic relationship. This response is characterized by a client's trying to continue the relationship by bringing up new problems or having the caregiver solve his problems. Regression and withdrawal are also client responses to termination, but they do not fit the description in this situation. Confabulation is not a response to termination. It refers to the making up of answers by a client who is experiencing a memory loss.

Answer to Question 2

C
A dysthymic disorder is daily moderate depression that lasts for longer than 2 years. Anxiety refers to a vague uneasy feeling; bipolar disorder is manic-depressive disorder; and major depressive disorder refers to severe depression.