Question

A client is admitted to the psychiatric service with a diagnosis of severe depression. when approached by the nurse, the client says, "you know i'm a sorry, lazy person. i don't deserve a job. i'm just stupid and no good." what does the nurse conclude that the client is experiencing?

Answer 1

The correct answer is - self-deprecation.

Explanation:

A self-deprecation is an act where the individual deprecates or undervalue himself. It could be a sign of low esteem or shy. In this condition, the deprecating individual is being excessively modest and is a negative psychological condition.

The client is undervaluing in her statement she undervalue and deprecating herself. Modesty and self-deprecation is not the same condition as in modesty are positive whereas self-deprecation is negative.

Thus, the correct answer is - self-deprecation.

Answer 2

The nurse would conclude that the client is experiencing feelings of self-deprecation. A self-deprecation is an act in which an individual belittles his or herself or a way of undervaluing one's self in which the client is likely experiencing as she undervalues herself in a way of saying that she is lazy as to why it led to the reason that she thinks that she doesn't deserve it.