Ch. 9

Question 1

Social relationship

Answer 1

Primarily initiated for purpose of friendship, socialization, enjoyment, accomplishment of task
Mutual needs met
Communication skills used: giving advice, meeting basic dependency needs
Little emphasis on eval of interaction

Question 2

Therapeutic relationship

Answer 2

Maxmizes communication skills, understanding human behavior, personal strengths to enhance growth
More easily engage in relationship to address concerns and respect as partner in decision making and use language that is straightforward
Focus of relationship needs be on patient’s ideas, experiences, feelings
Consistently focused on pat’s probs and needs

Question 3

Boundaries

Answer 3

Provide a safe space through which pat can explore feelings and treatment options

Question 4

Transference

Answer 4

Unconsciouly and inappropriately displaces/transfers patterns of behaviors and emotional rxns toward another person that originate in relation to sig figures in childhood

Question 5

Countransference

Answer 5

Tendency of nurse to displace onto pat feelings related to people in his/her past - evokes countertransference feelings in nurse