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Theories of Health Behavior Change Questions
Question 1 of 5
A teenage patient defies the nurse's repeated requests to turn off the video game and go to sleep. The teen says angrily, 'You sound just like my mother at home!' and continues to play the video game. The nurse understands that this statement likely indicates
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Transference occurs when the client displaces onto the therapist attitudes and feelings that the client originally experienced in other relationships. Transference patterns are automatic and unconscious in the therapeutic relationship. The occurrence of transference does not indicate ineffective parenting or disciplinary practices, nor is it indicative of a disorder. Autonomy is developed much earlier in the toddler years.
Question 2 of 5
Which one of the following is an important characteristic of an effective therapist-client relationship in individual psychotherapy?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Compatibility between the therapist and the client is required for therapy to be effective. The client must select a therapist whose theoretical beliefs and style of therapy are congruent with the client's needs and expectations of therapy. It is not required that the client and therapist be the same. The client's benefit is the most important consideration. The client also may have to try different therapists to find a good match.
Question 3 of 5
A patient is being admitted to an inpatient unit for treatment of anorexia nervosa. Of the following assessment data, which should the nurse place as highest priority in the plan of care?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Maslow's hierarchy of needs hypothesizes that the basic needs at the bottom of the pyramid dominate the person's behavior until those needs were met, at which time the next level of needs would become dominant. Vomiting threatens fluid and electrolyte balance and poses a more acute threat to survival than low weight. Once basic physical needs are met, the higher level needs such as body image and self-esteem can be addressed.
Question 4 of 5
The priority of inpatient care for people with severe mental illness is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Which is the orientation of assertive community treatment (ACT)?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: An ACT program has a problem-solving orientation: Staff members attend to specific life issues, no matter how mundane. ACT programs provide most services directly rather than relying on referrals to other programs or agencies, and they implement the services in the clients' homes or communities, not in offices.