A Psychiatric Nurse Is Counseling a Client Who Has Thought

question 12

Multiple Choice

A psychiatric nurse is counseling a client who has thought patterns consisting of rapid responses to a situation without rational analysis.What assessment data will the nurse document on this client?

• A) "Thought patterns are triggered by specific stressful stimuli."
• B) "Thought patterns contain the client's fundamental beliefs and assumptions."
• C) "Thought patterns are flexible and based on personal experience."
• D) "Thought patterns include a predominance of automatic thoughts."

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Definitions:

Cooperation

The process of groups or individuals working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit.

Statuses

The positions or roles individuals hold within a social structure, which determine their social identity, obligations, and rights.

Roles

The functions, positions, or behaviors expected of an individual by society or a specific group within it.

Norms

Shared guidelines or unwritten rules that dictate social behavior within a group or society.