A Nurse Responded to a Natural Disaster and Used Expressive

question 27

Multiple Choice

A nurse responded to a natural disaster and used expressive writing as a means of coping with the stress related to this experience.Which of the following benefits of expressive writing should the nurse expect?

• A)Immediate relief of stress through storytelling
• B)Insight into the personal meaning of the experience
• C)Absence of the symptoms of stress
• D)Feeling a great sense of relief immediately after making a journal entry

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