During the Continuation Phase of Therapy,a Client with a Diagnosis

question 18

Multiple Choice

During the continuation phase of therapy,a client with a diagnosis of depression asks,"What is the goal of therapy during this 4- to 9-month period?" What is the nurse's best response?

• A)"We are going to work together to try to reduce your symptoms."
• B)"Our goal is to determine the cause of your depression and cure it."
• C)"We want to prevent you from ever having any depressive episodes in the future."
• D)"Our goal is to prevent you from relapsing and experiencing distressing emotional states."

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Definitions:

Proactive Interference

A phenomenon where old information inhibits the ability to remember new information.

Alzheimer's Disease

A progressive neurological disorder that causes memory loss, cognitive decline, and ultimately, loss of ability to perform even simple tasks, due to brain cell degeneration.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where old memories interfere with the recall of new information.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have foreseen or predicted the outcome, often referred to as the "I-knew-it-all-along" effect.