The PMHNP determines that this task has successfully been achieved when the patient states:
The PMHNP has been assisting a shy and timid 23-year-old male patient struggling with esteem and self-concept issues. Over the weekend, this patient was given the task of completing an exercise that would usually cause him distress and shame, also called a shame-attacking exercise. The PMHNP determines that this task has successfully been achieved when the patient states:
| A. | “I was able to eat in public yesterday despite how loudly I chew.” | |
| B. | “I confessed all of my infidelities to my ex-spouse yesterday.” | |
| C. | “I calmly sat through a conversation with my spouse in which she confessed all of her infidelities to me.” | |
| D. | “I journaled the shame and guilt that I’ve been feeling from my past that has been holding me back.” |