A Nurse Is Contemplating the Use of Self-Disclosure

question 3

Multiple Choice

A nurse is contemplating the use of self-disclosure.The expected outcome of this strategy is that the patient will:

• A) be informed about expected behaviors
• B) express previously withheld feelings
• C) foster a mutually supportive relationship with the nurse
• D) recognize that the nurse can empathize through shared experiences

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Definitions:

Confederates

Individuals who are aware of the experiment's purpose and work with the researcher to simulate a social situation in order to manipulate the experimental setting, but are presented to participants as fellow participants.

Forced Compliance

is a psychological phenomenon where an individual is compelled to act in contradiction to their beliefs or attitudes, often leading to a change in those beliefs or attitudes due to cognitive dissonance.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously.

Central Route

A concept from the Elaboration Likelihood Model of persuasion, referring to the path of cognitive processing that involves detailed scrutiny of persuasive information.