A patient in a detoxification unit asks, "What good it will do to go to Alcoholics Anonymous and talk to other people with the same problem?" The nurse's best response would be to explain that self-help groups such as AA provide opportunities for:
a. newly discharged alcoholics to learn about the disease of alcoholism.
b. people with common problems to share their experiences with alcoholism and recovery.
c. patients with alcoholism to receive insight-oriented treatment about the etiology of their disease.
d. professional counselors to provide guidance to individuals recovering from alcoholism.
ANS: B
The patient needs basic information about the purpose of a self-help group. The basis of self-help groups is sharing by individuals with similar problems. Self-help is based on the belief that an individual with a problem can be truly understood and helped only by others who have the same problem. The other options fail to address this or provide incorrect information.
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