How does the PMHNP respond in a way that upholds the supportive psychodynamic psychotherapy approach?
The PMHNP is meeting with a 38-year-old divorced, single mother who has been seeing the PMHNP for anxiety and anger management. During one of the sessions, the patient tells the PMHNP that she is having a problem getting her child support payments from her ex-husband, which is triggering increased anxiety and anger, which she admittedly takes out on her children. How does the PMHNP respond in a way that upholds the supportive psychodynamic psychotherapy approach?
| A. | Telling the patient to take a vacation to get away and relax | |
| B. | Suggesting that she seek legal help | |
| C. | Giving her advice about men and how to get them to pay child support | |
| D. | Suggesting that the patient start going to church to help find more solace. |