A Patient Diagnosed with Schizophrenia Reports Hearing Demon Voices Coming

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia reports hearing demon voices coming through the television.Which statement by the nurse providing spiritual care would be most comforting to the patient?

• A) "Rest assured that God will fill your heart with peace."
• B) "I am concerned about your spiritual distress."
• C) "God will hold you in the palm of His hand."
• D) "God knows your every thought."

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Definitions:

Consciousness Layers

Different levels or aspects of consciousness, ranging from basic awareness to higher states of cognitive functioning.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Conscience

An inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior.

Surface Of Awareness

Refers to the thoughts, feelings, and perceptions that are readily accessible to an individual's conscious mind.