The client tells the nurse "I'll never be happy until I'm as successful as my older sister.". The nurse
asks the client to reassess this statement and reframe it. An acceptable reframed statement is
a. "I won't be happy until I make as much money as my sister.".
b. "People should treat me as well as they treat my sister.".
c. "I can find enjoyment in success at my own job level.".
d. "I'm resigned to not being as smart or clever as my sister.".
ANS: C
This reframed statement is positive and realistic. It speaks to finding satisfaction and happiness
without measuring the self against another person. The other options show persistent negative,
irrational thinking about the self compared with the sister.
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