A client visits a health care facility a few months after his wife's death. The client is quite depressed and feels very lonely
The nurse tactfully asks him to confront the reality and helps him to brainstorm some useful ways of dealing with his loss. What type of strategy is the nurse following in this case? A) Nontherapeutic coping strategy
B) Therapeutic coping strategy
C) Negative coping strategy
D) Sensory manipulation strategy
B
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Therapeutic coping strategies usually help the person to acquire insight, gain confidence to confront reality, and develop emotional maturity. People use nontherapeutic coping strategies such as mind- and mood-altering substances, hostility and aggression, excessive sleep, avoidance of conflict, and abandonment of social activities. Sensory manipulation involves altering moods, feelings, and physiologic responses by stimulating pleasure centers in the brain using sensory stimuli. Negative coping strategies may provide immediate temporary relief from a stressor, but they eventually cause problems.
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