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strangeaffliction

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A nurse says to a client, Things will look better tomorrow after a good night's sleep. This is an example of which communication technique?
 
  1. The therapeutic technique of giving advice
  2. The therapeutic technique of defending
  3. The nontherapeutic technique of presenting reality
  4. The nontherapeutic technique of giving reassurance

Question 2

A nursing instructor is teaching about the etiology of IAD from a psychoanalytical perspective. What student statement about clients diagnosed with this disorder indicates that learning has occurred?
 
  1. They tend to have a familial predisposition to this disorder.
  2. When the sick role relieves them from stressful situations, their physical symptoms are reinforced.
  3. They misinterpret and cognitively distort their physical symptoms.
  4. They express personal worthlessness through physical symptoms, because physical problems are more acceptable than psychological problems.



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reelove4eva

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: The nurse's statement, Things will look better tomorrow after a good night's sleep, is an example of the nontherapeutic communication technique of giving reassurance. Giving reassurance indicates to the client that there is no cause for anxiety, thereby devaluing the client's feelings.

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Rationale: The nurse should understand that from a psychoanalytical perspective, IAD occurs because physical problems are more acceptable than psychological problems. Psychodynamicists view IAD as a defense mechanism.




strangeaffliction

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Gracias!


cassie_ragen

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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