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cnetterville · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A group of recent nursing graduates are discussing the numerous sources of stigmatization of those with mental illness. Which of the following has contributed most significantly to this phenomenon?

A) The psychotic symptoms displayed in the community by those who suffer from phobias
B) Intense media coverage about mental illness and the accurate portrayal of symptoms experienced by those with mental illness
C) Films that show what the experience of visual hallucinations can be like for someone who is mentally ill
D) Dramatic and inaccurate depictions of individuals with mental illness in movies and literature

Question 2

A client has asked the nurse to join her while she prays for an improvement in her mental health problem and for restoration of some of the fractured relationships in her life.

What principle should guide the nurse's response to the client's request?
A) Praying with a client is an integral part of a comprehensive and multidisciplinary plan of care.
B) The nurse should only pray with the client if the client agrees to keep the content of the prayers confidential.
C) Praying with a client is sometimes appropriate but must be approached carefully to avoid the appearance of coercion.
D) Praying with a client is beyond the scope of the psychiatricmental health nurse.

izzat · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
Feedback:
Dramatic, and not always accurate, depictions in movies and literature have fostered common mistaken beliefs about mental illness. The book and film A Beautiful Mind (Nasar, 2001) presents one of the most accurate and moving portrayals of the internal world of someone with schizophrenia, including showing what the experience of visual hallucinations can be like for such clients. Intense media coverage of tragedies such as those occurring at Columbine and Virginia Tech focus on the mental state of the violent perpetrators, which also contributes to negative reactions toward and stigmatization of people who suffer from mental illness. Most people suffering from phobic disorder do not have hallucinations or delusions, nor do those with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Feedback:
Whether nurses should join clients in prayer if asked is a personal choice. Experts
counsel that prayer as an adjunct to appropriate treatment might seem innocuous but that praying with clients could create a new source of liability if clients see themselves as being influenced unduly by practitioners.