The PMHNP understands that it is appropriate to employ which therapeutic principle?
You are seeing a 29-year-old widow whose husband recently died overseas while serving his country in the military. She has been mourning the loss of her husband for several months, and continues to grieve. She refuses to go to group grieving sessions, but reports that she is still able to go to work and her fitness classes sometimes, and even makes attempts to stay social. She says, “Sometimes it’s like he’s not even gone. Other times it feels like it’s been an eternity since I’ve seen him. It’s hard to talk about this type of stuff with my girlfriends, especially since all of their husbands are still alive.” The PMHNP understands that it is appropriate to employ which therapeutic principle?
| A. | Encouraging catharsis | |
| B. | Encouraging abreaction to repressed feelings | |
| C. | Identifying conflict-resolution techniques | |
| D. | All of the above |