During his psychiatric clinical placement as a nursing student, David has been surprised by the intensity of emotion that he feels when interacting with a client who has been hospitalized with depression
He attributes this to the fact that his own father struggled with depression for many years and ultimately committed suicide when David was in his teens. How should David's clinical instructor understand these events?
A) Recognizing the relationship between David's family history and his present feelings indicates self-awareness.
B) David is at risk of dealing with his depressed client in a prejudiced or judgmental way because of his history.
C) David is failing to carry himself in an open-minded way in his clinical interactions, and it is tainting the care he provides.
D) There is a high risk that David will himself become depressed because of the combination of family history and present exposure to the illness.
Ans: A
David is showing self-awareness by making the link between what he is currently feeling and experiencing and the factors in his own life that may contribute to those feelings. Therefore, the other options are incorrect.
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