The nurse must be alert to possible negative responses to meditation. Patients who have reacted negatively to meditation have most often experienced which one of the following?
a. Aggressive behaviours
b. Delusions
c. Insomnia
d. Loss-of-control sensations
D
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A A benefit of most biobehavioural therapies, such as meditation, is that it reduces irritability. Aggression is an unlikely response.
B Delusions are not a result of biobehavioural therapies.
C Many biobehavioural therapies, such as meditation, reduce insomnia.
D A person who has a strong fear of losing control, or who has experienced sensations of loss of control, may perceive meditation as a form of mind control and thus may be resistant to learning the technique. Some patients are sensitive to meditation and require shorter sessions than the typical 15 to 20 minutes.
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