An Anxious, Withdrawn Patient Is Experiencing Auditory Hallucinations

question 25

Multiple Choice

An anxious, withdrawn patient is experiencing auditory hallucinations.The nurse should arrange for the patient to be enrolled in which group?

• A) Recreation
• B) Insight-oriented
• C) Reality orientation
• D) Stress management

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Definitions:

Presynaptic Cell

A presynaptic cell refers to the neuron that sends a message across the synaptic cleft, releasing neurotransmitters from its axon terminal.

Synaptic Cleft

The small gap between the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons across which neurotransmitters are released to transmit signals.

Postsynaptic Cell

The neuron or cell that receives a signal (neurotransmitters) from another neuron at a synapse.

Neurotransmitter

Chemicals released by neurons at synapses, which transmit signals across a chemical synapse from one neuron to another neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.