To Best Assist a Patient with a Conversion Disorder,which Nursing

question 5

Multiple Choice

To best assist a patient with a conversion disorder,which nursing intervention would be most effective?

• A) "Everyone has been focused on your blindness,but I would like to talk about your feelings and what emotions you were experiencing before this began."
• B) "I have looked at your test results and spoken with your doctor,and it appears that although your blindness seems real to you,it isn't."
• C) "Letting one's anger out all at once can be frightening,and that could make your blindness worse.Let's focus on some other topics instead."
• D) "Tell me more about your blindness: What exactly is it like for you,how does it affect you,and what is it like being blind all of a sudden?"

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Definitions:

Ekman's Work

The research conducted by psychologist Paul Ekman, primarily focusing on the universality of facial expressions and their relation to emotions.

Cross-cultural Agreement

The consensus or similarity of beliefs, values, practices, and norms across different cultural or ethnic groups.

Expressions of Emotions

The ways in which people outwardly demonstrate their emotions through facial expressions, body language, and vocalizations.

Thought Suppression

The deliberate attempt to stop thinking about certain thoughts or feelings.