Davis advantage for psychiatric mental health nursing chapter 9 Questions and Verified Answers | Passed | A+

1. During a therapeutic group, a client talks about personal accomplishments in an effort to gain attention. Which group role, assumed by this client, should the nurse identify? 1. Task role of gatekeeper 2. Individual role of recognition seeker 3. Maintenance role of dominator 4. Task role of elaborator : 2. This is correct. The client is assuming the individual role of the recognition seeker. Other individual roles include the aggressor, the blocker, the dominator, the help seeker, the monopolizer, and the seducer. 2. During a therapeutic group, two clients engage in an angry verbal exchange. The nurse leader interrupts the exchange and excuses both of the clients from the group. The nurse has demonstrated which leadership style? 2 1. Autocratic 2. Democratic 3. Laissez-faire 4. Bureaucratic : 1. This is correct. The nurse is demonstrating an autocratic leadership style. An autocratic leadership style may be useful in certain situations that require structure and limit setting.