RN Nursing · Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders · Practice question
A nurse is planning care for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Which of the following statements should the nurse plan to include in teaching about cognitive reframing?
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"You can have better control over your thoughts by having information about how your body functions."
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"You can decrease irrational thoughts by replacing them with positive ideas."
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"You can interrupt your train of thought by focusing on taking slow, deep breaths."
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"You can decrease anxious thoughts by tensing and releasing your muscles in a systematic way."
Answer & explanation
Correct: "You can decrease irrational thoughts by replacing them with positive ideas."
Cognitive reframing is a cognitive-behavioral technique that involves identifying irrational or distorted thoughts and replacing them with more rational, positive alternatives. The statement about replacing irrational thoughts with positive ideas correctly describes cognitive reframing. Having information about body functions describes psychoeducation. Focusing on slow, deep breaths describes a mindfulness or breathing technique. Tensing and releasing muscles describes progressive muscle relaxation. Cognitive reframing specifically targets thought patterns and restructures negative cognitions. (Townsend, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 8th ed.)
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