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Chapter 3- theories and therapy

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In the developmental-ecological model of understanding behavior, the microsystem (or family) includes which of the following components for assessment?
Family function and structure
Learned maladaptive behavior is a concept central to which theory of human behavior?
Behavioral theory
The nursing theorist Peplau identified which of the following as the essence of psychiatric-mental health nursing?
The nurse-client relationship
Of the following, which is a type of individual therapy?
The nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child during a well-child visit. According to the Sullivan's stages of development, which behavior would the nurse expect to find in this child?

According to Sullivan's life stages, this child is in the childhood stage. During this stage, children look at their parents as sources of praise and appreciation. If the child is in the infant stage (0-language), the child's primary need is to have bodily contact and tenderness and would most likely prefer to sit in the mother's lap. The preadolescent child (8-12 years) tends to move away from family as the primary satisfaction in the relationship and start making friends. In the juvenile stage (5-8 years), the child learns to negotiate his own needs. Expressing views and ideas to the parents begin at this age
When focusing on the primary goal of crisis therapy, a psychiatric nurse counsels a single mother who is recovering from a suicide attempt to
Help regain confidence in her pervious ability to cope with the stress of being a single parent

-The psychiatric nurse uses counseling interventions to assist clients in improving or regaining their previous coping abilities since the primary goal of crisis therapy is to regain precrisis levels of function
A nurse shows an understanding of the impact of nursing theory on nursing practice when stating ...
A nurse shows an understanding of the impact of nursing theory on nursing practice when stating ...
Behavioral Nursing theory is appropriate for nursing application with mental health clients since this population ..
Can often experience self-care deficits due to their disorder
The nurse is leading a community support groups for individuals who want to stop smoking. A group member states, "I feel overwhelmed at the thought of stopping. I have been smoking for over 30 years." The nurse responds, "I can understand feeling overwhelmed; change can be frightening." What type of group communication technique is the nurse demonstrating?
Understanding
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