The Nurse Is Working with a Patient Who Was Diagnosed

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nurse is working with a patient who was diagnosed two days ago with severe depression. Reflecting on the diathesis-stress model, the nurse recognizes that which event is most likely to be a factor in the development of depression?

• A) Losing his job last week
• B) His mother's suicide when he was ten years old
• C) Breaking up with his girlfriend the week before his diagnosis
• D) The death of his 12-year-old dog three years ago

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Definitions:

Neurological Diseases

Disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord, and nerves, impairing functions such as movement, sensation, and cognition.

Community Treatment

A therapeutic approach that provides patients with mental health services within their own community instead of in hospitals or clinics.

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental health condition marked by altered cognition, perceptions, feelings, speech, self-identity, and actions.

Community Care

Strategies and policies designed to help individuals, especially those with disabilities or chronic illnesses, receive care within their own communities rather than in institutions.