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Question 1 of 5

What is the most appropriate short-term goal for a client with paranoid personality disorder and impaired social skills?

A. Obtain feedback from other people

B. Discuss anxiety-provoking situations

C. Address positive and negative feelings about self-mutilation

D. Identify personal feelings that hinder social interaction

Correct Answer: Identify personal feelings that hinder social interaction

Question 2 of 5

The nurse is aware that which client is at highest risk for suicide?

A. One who appears depressed, frequently thinks of dying, and gives away all personal possessions

B. One who plans a violent death and has the means readily available

C. One who tells others that he or she might do something if life doesn't get better soon

D. One who talks about wanting to die

Correct Answer: One who plans a violent death and has the means readily available

Question 3 of 5

A nurse is teaching a class about child abuse. What defense mechanism most often used by the physically abusive individual should the nurse include?

A. Repression

B. Transference

C. Manipulation

D. Displacement

Correct Answer: Displacement

Question 4 of 5

According to family systems theory, removing the 'identified patient' from the environment most likely causes the:

A. patient to decompensate, due to the loss of their support system.

B. patient to significantly improve, often with minimal or no additional therapy.

C. remaining family members to decompensate, as evidenced by new dysfunctional behavior.

D. remaining family members to lose motivation and withdraw from therapy.

Correct Answer: remaining family members to decompensate, as evidenced by new dysfunctional behavior.

Question 5 of 5

What is the most difficult initial task when developing a nurse-client relationship?

A. Remaining therapeutic and professional

B. Being able to understand and accept a client's behavior

C. Developing an awareness of self and the professional role in the relationship

D. Accepting responsibility for identifying and evaluating the real needs of a client

Correct Answer: Developing an awareness of self and the professional role in the relationship

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