A Client Diagnosed with Alcohol Use Disorder Joins a Community

question 10

Multiple Choice

A client diagnosed with alcohol use disorder joins a community 12-step program and states,"My life is unmanageable." How should the nurse interpret this client's statement?

• A) The client is using minimization as an ego defense.
• B) The client is ready to sign an Alcoholics Anonymous contract for sobriety.
• C) The client has accomplished the first of 12 steps advocated by Alcoholics Anonymous.
• D) The client has met the requirements to be designated as an Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor.

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Definitions:

Future Loss

Anticipated reduction or deprivation in value, resources, capabilities, or opportunities that is expected to occur in the future.

Current Loss

The experience of grief or sorrow due to the recent loss of someone or something valuable, impacting an individual’s emotional or mental health.

Seasonal Pattern

A variation in behaviors, activities, or events that correspond with the seasons.

Hopeless

A feeling or state of despair in which one believes that a situation will not improve or that a desired outcome is unattainable.