During a Support Group, a Patient Diagnosed with Schizophrenia Says

question 29

Multiple Choice

During a support group, a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia says, "Sometimes I feel sad that I will never have a good job like my brother. Then I dwell on it and maybe I should not." Select the nurse leader's best comment to facilitate discussion of this issue.

• A) "It is often better to focus on our successes rather than our failures."
• B) "How have others in the group handled painful feelings like these?"
• C) "Grieving for what is lost is a normal part of having a mental disorder."
• D) "I wonder if you might also experience feelings of anger and helplessness."

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to make attributions to internal causes when focusing on someone else’s behavior.

Behavior

The action or reaction of an entity (usually a person), in response to external or internal stimuli.

Social Perception

The process by which individuals form impressions and make inferences about other people and social situations based on observable cues and contextual information.

Pygmalion Effect

A psychological phenomenon in which higher expectations lead to an increase in performance.