A Patient Is Hospitalized After an Arrest for Breaking Windows

question 21

Multiple Choice

A patient is hospitalized after an arrest for breaking windows in the home of a former intimate partner. The history reveals childhood abuse by a punitive parent, torturing family pets, and an arrest for disorderly conduct. Which nursing diagnosis has priority?

• A) Risk for injury
• B) Post-trauma response
• C) Disturbed thought processes
• D) Risk for other-directed violence

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Definitions:

Self-Acceptance

The practice of recognizing and accepting one's own value, attributes, and way of being as fundamentally worthy, regardless of perceived flaws or differences.

Behavioral/social Learning

The concept that behaviors are learned through interactions with the environment and others, emphasizing the importance of observation and imitation.

Conditioning

A psychological process through which an individual learns to associate a specific behavior with a particular stimulus, leading to an increase or decrease in that behavior.

Expectations

Beliefs or predictions about future events or behaviors that can influence one's perceptions and actions.