A patient has been diagnosed with alcoholism. A nurse tells him that he has a physical illness with a genetic predisposition to alcoholism, and the only effective treatment is total abstinence from alcohol. This type of
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A patient has been diagnosed with alcoholism. A nurse tells him that he has a physical illness with a genetic predisposition to alcoholism, and the only effective treatment is total abstinence from alcohol. This type of approach characterizes which theory?
a. Biologic
b. Behavioral
c. Sociocultural
d. Intrapersonal
A nurse explains that according to the intrapersonal theory, addiction is caused by early childhood rejection. These substance abusers are thought to have common characteristics. What do these characteristics include?
a. Open-boundary approach to life that likes to party frequently
b. Attention seeking, need for control, and self-centeredness
c. Shyness and anxiety
d. Stress and eagerness to be a part of the in-group
. During the taking of a medical history, a patient who is addicted to heroin reports he only uses the drug a few times a week. What is the nurse’s best response when trying to disclose more precise information?
a. “OK. You only use heroin two times a week?”
b. “What do you mean when you say ‘a few?’”
c. “Are you saying that in a week’s time would you use heroin only two times?”
d. “Rate your weekly usage on a scale of 1 to 15.”
A patient who is has alcoholism with a history of heavy drinking is brought to the inpatient psychiatric unit saying that he does not know where he is or what day it is. What should the nurse suspect he is exhibiting?
a. Delirium
b. Alcoholic dementia
c. Blackout
d. Amnesia
A nurse is discharging a patient with a pulmonary disorder to return home with her family. She has had a difficult time while in the hospital and has experienced withdrawal from tobacco. When the nurse tells her that community resources are available to help her to stop smoking, she says, “That’s OK. I can stop whenever I want to.” What does this exemplify?
a. Rationalization
b. Denial
c. Intellectualization
d. Projection
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