A patient diagnosed with a mental illness is being considered for psychotherapy. What should the nurse realize are the goals for this treatment? (Select all that apply.)
a. Relaxing the body
b. Improve social interactions
c. Clarify the meaning of events
d. Reduce emotional discomfort
e. Enhance performance in situations
ANS: B, D, E
The goals of psychotherapy include reduce the patient's emotional discomfort, increasing the level of the patient's social functioning, and increasing the ability of the patient to behave or perform in a manner appropriate to the situation. A. Body relaxation occurs with progressive muscle relaxation therapy. C. Clarifying the meaning of events occurs in psychodynamic therapy.
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