The nurse who uses the interpersonal model as a basis for practice will focus assessment on identifying
a. intrapsychic conflicts.
b. relationship problems.
c. how the environment affects behavior.
d. the patient's achievement of development tasks.
B
Interpersonal therapists assess for current difficulties in the patient's relationships with others. Learning new, more effective interpersonal skills becomes a goal of therapy. Psychoanalytic therapists focus on intrapsychic conflicts. The other options are not the focus of the model.
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