The nurse knows that attributions are perceived causes that:
1. Isolate family members from one another.
2. Promote rigidity and chaos.
3. May or may not be objectively accurate.
4. Support a loss of autonomy.
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Rationale: As humans, we constantly ascribe causes to the events in our lives. By labeling or assigning meaning to a circumstance or set of circumstances, we make attributions. Attributions are perceived causes that may or may not be objectively accurate. Depressed people often attribute failure to themselves and success to others. We attribute associated features or characteristics to a circumstance, expect a certain outcome from those circumstances, and behave consistently with that expectation. Finally, we have feelings that match, or are congruent with the experience. The basic idea is that thoughts and behaviors lead to feelings.
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