A patient reports to the nurse that he has just been fired from his job. How might the nurse frame this event in order to make it an opportunity to promote resiliency?
1. Employment loss can provide the patient with a rest from the stresses of working.
2. Employment loss can provide the patient with a reason to withdraw from social pressures.
3. Employment loss can provide the patient with a way to develop a perspective on setbacks.
4. Employment loss can provide the patient with an opportunity to express his anger at his boss.
Answer: 3
Explanation: Resilient individuals see setbacks as temporary and necessary. Resting from stresses or social pressures are not necessary steps in training that promotes resilience. Expressing anger is not associated with resilience.
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