A patient who has been diagnosed with depression is scheduled for cognitive therapy in addition to receiving prescribed antidepressant medication
The nurse understands that the goal of cognitive therapy will be met when what is reported by the patient?
a. "I will tell myself that I am a good person when things don't go well at work."
b. "My medications will make my problems go away."
c. "My family will help take care of my children while I am in the hospital."
d. "This therapy will improve my response to neurotransmitter impulses."
ANS: A
Cognitive therapy helps patients restructure their patterns of thinking to various events or thoughts in a more healthy way. Medication alters neurotransmitters but does not make problems go away. Family support is important but is not the goal of cognitive therapy. Neurotransmitters are affected by medication and brain stimulation therapy, not by cognitive therapy.
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