Author Question: The nurse is working with a client who admits to having low self-esteem. The care team has ... (Read 37 times)

tfester · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The nurse is working with a client who admits to having low self-esteem. The care team has determined that cognitive restructuring will likely enhance the client's self-esteem. Which of the following best describes the goals of this intervention?

A) Avoid negative self-talk
B) Replace negative self-talk with positive statements
C) Change distorted thinking and the subsequent behaviors
D) Use adaptive defense mechanisms

Question 2

An adult man recalls that he was teased as a child about his inability to participate in sports.

He began to avoid situations in which others might evaluate his behavior. He seeks treatment now because he is an accomplished musician but cannot perform for an audience. According to behavioral theory, his behavior is an example of which of the following concepts?
A) Discrimination
B) Modeling
C) Generalization
D) Shaping

zenzy · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
Feedback:
The goals of cognitive restructuring are for clients to monitor their maladaptive thoughts and beliefs, look for evidence supporting their beliefs, dispute their maladaptive self-statements, substitute adaptive thoughts, and thus change their patterns of distorted thinking and, consequently, their behavior.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Feedback:
Generalization happens when a conditioned response becomes associated with similar stimuli. For example, if a response such as a child's polite behavior (saying please or thank you) happens at home repeatedly, the child is very likely to display that behavior in circumstances outside the home given similar conditions. Some people who become frightened in specific social situations may begin to avoid similar situations and gradually develop social phobia, in which they avoid all social situations; this may account for this man's fear.