Which patient would benefit most from a group that focuses on reality orientation?
a. Adolescent with mixed drug and alcohol abuse
b. Adult with undifferentiated schizophrenia
c. Older adult with depression
d. Young adult in crisis
B
Reality orientation groups are helpful for patients who are confused and unable to perceive and interpret reality accurately. The patient with undifferentiated schizophrenia is the choice of patients for the reality group, because misperception of reality and poor reality testing are usually part of the patient's clinical picture.
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