During a group session, one patient comments to another, “When you first started in this group, you were unable to make decisions, but now you can. You’ve made such progress that I’m beginning to think maybe I can do this too!” Which of Yalom’s therapeutic group factors is evident by this patient’s statement?

The client expresses sadness at “being all alone with no one to share my life with.”  Which response by the nurse demonstrates therapeutic communication?

A newly admitted client tells the nurse, “Can you hear those people laughing at me?”  What is the nurse’s best response?

The newly admitted client is angry and threatening violence and destruction.  What intervention would be best to prevent further escalation?  Choose the best answer.

A client asks the nurse, “Do your children ever stay out so late you begin to worry about them?”  Which response is appropriate for the nurse to make?

Which element of the therapeutic environment has the highest priority?

Which goal statement is most appropriate for a newly admitted patient currently in the orientation stage of the nurse patient relationship?

Behavioral inhibition, often observed in individuals with social anxiety, is best described as:

Dr. Allen uses a technique to help a child overcome fear of the dark by turning on dim lights and gradually reducing them while the child plays their favorite games. Which learning principle does this therapy rely on?

Rosa, an 8-year-old who has been in multiple foster homes, exhibits intense worry about being separated from her current foster parents, often feels sick, and avoids leaving home. What is Rosa likely experiencing?