A psychiatric nurse is counseling a client who has thought patterns consisting of rapid responses to a situation without rational analysis. What assessment data will the nurse document on this client?
A. "Thought patterns are triggered by specific stressful stimuli."
B. "Thought patterns contain the client's fundamental beliefs and assumptions."
C. "Thought patterns are flexible and based on personal experience."
D. "Thought patterns include a predominance of automatic thoughts."
D
According to Beck, automatic thoughts consist of rapid responses to a situation without rational analysis. These thoughts are often negative and based on erroneous logic.
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