Which of the following is the most appropriate intervention for a client having auditory hallucinations?
A) Encourage the client to discuss the content of the hallucinations with another client as they occur
B) Ask the client to keep a journal about what the voices tell him and to bring the journal to therapy sessions
C) Encourage the client to spend quiet time alone until hallucinations cease
D) Tell the client to talk back to the voices and tell them to go away
Ans: D
Feedback:
Interventions for managing hallucinations include dismissal intervention (ie, telling the voices to go away), various coping strategies (eg, jogging, telephoning, playing games, seeking out others, employing relaxation techniques), or competing stimuli (eg, listening to music or another's or one's own voice to overcome auditory hallucinations and visual stimuli to overcome visual hallucinations).
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