A Client Was Recently Admitted to the Inpatient Unit After

question 8

Multiple Choice

A client was recently admitted to the inpatient unit after a suicide attempt and has not responded to SSRIs or tricyclic antidepressants. The client asks the nurse, "Why can't monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) be added to what I am on now?" Which response should the nurse make?

• A) "Electroconvulsive therapy is your best option at this point."
• B) "Combined use can lead to a life-threatening condition called hypertensive crisis."
• C) "There is no reason why an MAOI couldn't be added to your therapy."
• D) "They can't be used together because their mechanisms of action are very different."

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Definitions:

Imaginary Audience

A concept in adolescent psychology where an individual believes that his or her behavior is the focus of everyone else's attention.

Personal Fable

A form of adolescent egocentrism, involving a belief in the uniqueness of one's own feelings and immortality.

Formal Operations

The last phase of cognitive development according to Piaget's theory, marked by the capacity for abstract, logical, and systematic thinking.

Introspection

The examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes.