A Client Diagnosed with Depression and Substance Abuse Has an Altered

question 19

Multiple Choice

A client diagnosed with depression and substance abuse has an altered sleep pattern and demands that a psychiatrist prescribe a sedative. Which rationale explains why a nurse should encourage the client to first try nonpharmacological interventions?

• A)Sedative-hypnotics are potentially addictive and will lose their effectiveness due to tolerance.
• B)Sedative-hypnotics are expensive and have numerous side effects.
• C)Sedative-hypnotics interfere with necessary REM (rapid eye movement) sleep.
• D)Sedative-hypnotics are not as effective to promote sleep as antidepressant medications.

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Definitions:

Higher-order Conditioning

A form of conditioning in which a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, leading to the acquisition of the same conditioned response without being directly paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Modeling

The process of learning behaviors by observing and imitating others, a key concept in social learning theory.

Dishabituation

The renewal of a response, previously habituated, due to the presentation of a novel stimulus.

Sensitization

The process of becoming more sensitive to a stimulus after exposure; it leads to an amplified response to a preexisting stimulus.