The nurse engaged in a therapeutic relationship with a client ...

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The nurse engaged in a therapeutic relationship with a client uses nonverbal communication to:
 
  1. Enhance verbal messages.
  2. Avoid the use of verbal messages.
  3. Detract from verbal messages.
  4. Terminate the therapeutic relationship.

Question 2

Which of the following statements made by the nursing student best summarizes the medicalpsychobiolog ic position on mental disorders?
 
  1. Factors related to mental disorders can include excesses or deficiencies of brain neurotransmitters as well as alterations in biologic rhythms, including the sleepwake cycle and genetic predispositions.
  2. Mental illnesses with an organic cause have an unpredictable course and poor prognosis.
  3. Mental disorders rarely respond to physical or somatic treatments without careful monitoring of progress by clinicians in medical settings.
  4. Biological interventions such as hormones, diet, and medications must be changed frequently as they are only effective for short periods of time.

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: Nonverbal messages should enhance, not detract from verbal messages. Nonverbal communication is used to clarify or accentuate verbal messages, not to avoid their use. Nonverbal communication is not used to terminate a therapeutic relationship.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: Psychobiologic theories view the cause of mental illness as organic and as a deficit in central nervous system functioning. Reimbursement for treatment is the primary reason hospital care is utilized. Mental disorders respond to physical or somatic treatments unlinked to treatment settings. Intervention efficacy is based on diagnosis and course of a disease process, not on a time-limited prediction. Mental disorders follow a predictable course and are responsive to treatment when based on accurate diagnosis.

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