The care provider is aware that in addition to assessment, one of the first goals of therapy for the client with a dissociative disorder is:
a. Revisiting of past traumas
b. Pharmacological therapy
c. Stabilization
d. Family therapy
C
Although revisiting of past traumas, pharmacological therapy, and family therapy are all possible treatment components, stabilization must be implemented first for the client. Stabilization consists of making the patient feel safe and able to trust the treatment team.
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a. Keep the client NPO (nothing by mouth). b. Check the client's gag reflex. c. Offer the client sips of clear liquids. d. Provide the client with a few ice chips.
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a. Activation b. Antagonism c. Paradoxical d. Inhibition
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