Place an X Before Each Statement That Describes a Therapeutic

question 8

Multiple Choice

Place an X before each statement that describes a therapeutic or effective communicator.

• A)Silence is used as a therapeutic tool.__________
• B)Flow of communication is consistent with few periods of silences.__________
• C)Nonverbal behavior is often misunderstood and should therefore be limited.__________
• D)The conversation is directed by the nurse if the client is hesitant to talk.__________
• E)Body language is used to convey empathy and interest.__________

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Definitions:

Latent Content

In psychoanalytic theory, the underlying symbolic meaning of dreams or unconscious thought.

Psychosexual Stages

The childhood stages of development (oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital) during which, according to Freud, the id’s pleasure-seeking energies focus on distinct erogenous zones.

Collective Unconscious

A concept in Jungian psychology referring to the part of the unconscious mind which is derived from ancestral memory and experience and is common to all humankind.

Repressed Memories

Memories involuntarily buried because they carry associations with significant stress or trauma.