A Client Who Has Severe Refractory Psoriasis on the Face

question 15

Multiple Choice

A client who has severe refractory psoriasis on the face, neck, and extremities has quit working and withdrawn from social activities because of the appearance of the lesions. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

• A)Discuss the possibility of enrolling in a worker-retraining program.
• B)Encourage the client to volunteer to work on community projects.
• C)Suggest that the client use cosmetics to cover the psoriatic lesions.
• D)Ask the client to describe the impact of psoriasis on quality of life.

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Definitions:

Amygdala

A part of the brain crucial for emotional processing, especially for fear and pleasure responses.

Neocortex

The part of the brain involved in higher-order brain functions such as sensory perception, cognition, generation of motor commands, spatial reasoning, and language.

Amygdala

A part of the brain located in the temporal lobe, crucial for emotion processing, fear responses, and memory of emotional reactions.

Frontal Lobe

A region of the brain associated with executive functions such as decision making, problem-solving, and controlling behavior.