A 40-year-old who lives with parents and works at an unchallenging job says, "I'm as happy as anyone else, even though I don't socialize much outside of work
My work is routine, but when new things come up, my boss explains things a few times to make sure I catch on. At home, my parents make decisions for me, and I go along with their ideas." The nurse should identify interventions to improve this patient's: a. self-concept.
b. overall happiness.
c. appraisal of reality.
d. control over behavior.
A
The patient sees self as needing multiple explanations of new tasks at work and allows the parents to make decisions, even though she is 40 years old. These behaviors indicate a poorly developed self-concept.
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