You Are the Nurse Manager of the Geriatric Unit in a Large

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Multiple Choice

You are the nurse manager of the geriatric unit in a large teaching hospital.You partner with the nurse manager of the pediatric unit to arrange an intergenerational holiday party.Your rationale for doing this includes the following except:

• A) intergenerational activities can help older adults establish new relationships.
• B) intergenerational activities are required by state and local regulatory agencies.
• C) intergenerational activities can increase self-esteem of the younger people.
• D) intergenerational activities are beneficial for older adults because they can decrease isolation and foster a sense of meaning and purpose.

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Definitions:

Transference

A phenomenon in psychoanalysis where patients project feelings about figures from their past onto their therapist.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic technique and theory of personality developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious motivations and conflicts, and the importance of childhood experiences.

Transference

In psychotherapy, it's the phenomenon where clients project feelings and attitudes from a past relationship onto the therapist.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory of personality organization and the dynamics of personality development that guides psychoanalysis, developed by Sigmund Freud.