A patient presents to the emergency department. Her husband, who drove her, explains that the patient has a history of depression and told him she intends to take sleeping pills and "just end it all."
What stage in the Murphy-Moller wellness model is the patient demonstrating?
1. Recovery
2. Restoration
3. Rehabilitation
4. Relapse
Answer: 4
Explanation: This patient presents at level 1, relapse or initial onset, with a level of wellness that is unstable and acute. In level 2, recovery, symptoms have stabilized. In level 3, rehabilitation, symptoms no longer interfere with normal activities of daily living or regular conversation. Restoration is not an identified part of the wellness model.
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