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Harry Stack Sullivan: Sullivan was known for his work on interpersonal theory and the concept of the self-system.

Hildegard Peplau: Peplau was a nursing theorist known for her theory of interpersonal relations in nursing.

Frederick Perls: Perls was the founder of Gestalt therapy, which focuses on personal responsibility and living in the present moment.

A condition caused by genetic factors that affects mental health stability: This describes a genetic predisposition to mental health issues, not a maturational crisis.

A severe mental illness that requires long-term psychiatric treatment: A maturational crisis is temporary and not necessarily severe or requiring long-term treatment.

A chronic condition characterized by persistent mental health issues throughout the lifespan: A maturational crisis is temporary, not chronic.

Restricted affect: Restricted affect indicates a limited range of emotions but not a complete lack of expression.

Broad affect: Broad affect indicates a wide range of emotional expressions, which is not the case here.

Blunt affect: Blunt affect indicates a severe reduction in the intensity of emotional expression, but some expression is still present.

"Can the children's mother get by for a while until you get better?": This statement is dismissive of the client's responsibility and does not show positive regard.

"You need to somehow support your children.": This statement is directive and judgmental, not reflecting positive regard.

"How do you expect your kids to be provided for?": This statement is confrontational and does not demonstrate positive regard.

A nurse should only assess one type of communication when talking to a client: Effective communication involves assessing both verbal and nonverbal cues.

Verbal communication is the most important because it’s what the patient says: Nonverbal communication can often provide more information about a client's feelings and attitudes than verbal communication.

Nonverbal communication is not important when dealing with mental health illness: Nonverbal communication is crucial in mental health, as it can convey emotions and states that clients may not be able to express verbally.

Identifying if friends or family are available to help: Important for support but not the immediate priority.

Identifying the client's coping skills: Important for long-term care but not the immediate priority.

Asking the client to identify the cause of the crisis: Important for understanding the crisis but not the immediate priority.

Free association is the key to understanding: Free association is a technique in psychoanalysis but not a basic assumption of the theory.

Sexuality does not relate to behavior: Freud's theory emphasizes the role of sexuality in behavior.

Human behavior is entirely unconscious: Freud acknowledged conscious behavior but emphasized the role of the unconscious.

The student nurse must tell the client that he/she cannot keep that secret and report it to the instructor and/or staff member: Correct. The student nurse has a duty to report any threats of harm to others.

The student nurse must tell the client that he/she will keep the secret and then tell the instructor and/or staff: This approach is dishonest and unethical.

The student nurse must tell the instructor and then ask the instructor to keep it a secret: The instructor also has a duty to report threats to safety.