The nurse is conducting a group education session for clients who have been diagnosed with depression. The nurse evaluates the education as effective when a client makes which comments about the cause of depression?

Question

Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. "Depression results from parents who are cold and distant and don't really care about their children."
2. "Depression results from unresolved conflicts in your childhood."
3. "We really don't know what causes depression; it has not been studied very much."
4. "Depression can be an inherited illness."
5. "Depression has many causes; they could include environmental as well as brain-based disorders."

Answer 1

Correct Answer: 4,5
Rationale 1: Depression does not necessarily result from cold or distant parents.
Rationale 2: Environmental influences are only one of the causes of depression; this answer does not include the biological basis for depression.
Rationale 3: Depression has been studied extensively.
Rationale 4: Depression has many causes; it is a brain-based disorder that is exacerbated by environmental influences. Depression runs in families, supporting a genetic link.
Rationale 5: Depression has many causes; it is a brain-based disorder that is exacerbated by environmental influences. Depression runs in families, supporting a genetic link.
Global Rationale: Depression has many causes; it is a brain-based disorder that is exacerbated by environmental influences. Depression runs in families, supporting a genetic link. Depression does not necessarily result from cold or distant parents. Environmental influences are only one of the causes of depression; this answer does not include the biological basis for depression. Depression has been studied extensively.