A Native American Patient Sadly Describes a Difficult Childhood

question 4

Multiple Choice

A Native American patient sadly describes a difficult childhood. The patient abused alcohol as a teenager but stopped 10 years ago. The patient now says, "I feel stupid and good for nothing. I don't help my people." How should the treatment team focus planning for this patient?

• A) Psychopharmacological and somatic therapies should be central techniques.
• B) Apply a psychoanalytical approach, focused on childhood trauma.
• C) Depression and alcohol abuse should be treated concurrently.
• D) Use a holistic approach, including mind, body, and spirit.

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Definitions:

Personality Development

The ongoing process by which an individual's character patterns of thought, feelings, and behaviors develop over time.

Adler

Refers to Alfred Adler, an Austrian medical doctor and psychotherapist, founder of the school of individual psychology.

Introvert

A personality type characterized by a preference for solitary activities and environments that are not overly stimulating, often involving introspective and reflective behaviors.

Jung

Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, known for his theories of the collective unconscious and archetypes.