A Client Is Newly Diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Spends

question 8

Multiple Choice

A client is newly diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and spends 45 minutes folding clothes and rearranging them in drawers.Which nursing intervention would best address this client's problem?

• A) Distract the client with other activities whenever ritual behaviors begin.
• B) Report the behavior to the psychiatrist to obtain an order for medication dosage increase.
• C) Lock the room to discourage ritualistic behavior.
• D) Discuss the anxiety-provoking triggers that precipitate the ritualistic behaviors.

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Definitions:

Genetic Expression

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Mind-Body Problem

A philosophical question concerning the relationship between thought and consciousness in the brain and their correlation with the physical body.

Nonmaterial Mind

A philosophical concept suggesting that the mind or consciousness is not purely physical or biological in nature, often discussed in the context of dualism.

Materialism

Philosophical position that behavior can be explained as a function of the nervous system without recourse to the mind.