Why Is It Important for the Nurse to Redirect a Schizophrenic

question 8

Multiple Choice

Why is it important for the nurse to redirect a schizophrenic client's focus to what is real in the "here and now" when a client dwells on delusions?

• A) To share the client's hallucination
• B) To validate the client's delusional thinking
• C) To interrupt the client's delusional thinking
• D) To administer antipsychotic drugs as prescribed

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Definitions:

Dispositional Factors

Internal characteristics or attributes of individuals that influence their behavior and attitudes.

Self-serving Bias

A cognitive bias that leads individuals to attribute their successes to internal factors and their failures to external factors.

Positive Self-image

An individual's perception of themselves in a favorable or uplifting manner, contributing to confidence and self-esteem.

Self-enhancement

A type of motivational process or psychological mechanism whereby individuals perceive or present themselves in a favorable light.