ATI RN · ATI Mental Health · Theoretical Basis for Behavior Modification

During the first family therapy session, the mother of a child being treated for truancy and emotional outbursts asks the nurse, 'Why are you bothering to ask the rest of us questions? My son is the one with the problems.' The best response for the nurse would be:

Odd, eccentric, cold, withdrawn, and irrational describe the symptoms associated with which cluster of personality disorder?

A client has been given a diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Which statement made by the client does the nurse recognize as the bargaining stage of grief?

The nurse views her client as an individual who has self-care deficits that need to be addressed. The nurse works with the client to assist him or her to meet self-care needs, such as personal grooming, until the client can care for himself or herself independently. This is an example of which of the following theoretical approaches?

Some residential treatment settings are transitional. This means that clients are eventually expected to