The nurse reinforces the recommendation of group therapy for a patient with a somatiza-tion disorder. What knowledge is this recommendation based upon?
a. Group therapy is the one therapy of choice for this anxiety disorder.
b. Group therapy is therapist driven and managed to eliminate stress on the patients.
c. The group will support the patient in all complaints of physical illness as well as emotional distress.
d. This therapy allows the patient to learn what has successfully worked for other patients with the disorder.
ANS: D
An advantage of group therapy is that it is an opportunity for the patient to learn from the successes and failures of others with similar symptoms. The group therapist will not allow members to support dysfunctional verbalizations. This disorder is treated with a variety of treatment modalities. This therapy is done with cooperation between therapist and patients.
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