A client with the diagnosis of schizophrenia who has been hospitalized on a mental health unit for 2 weeks is to be discharged home. The client is vacillating between being happy and sad about going home. What term best describes these conflicting emotions?

The given question is not complete. The complete question is:

A client with the diagnosis of schizophrenia who has been hospitalized on a mental health unit for 2 weeks is to be discharged home. The client is vacillating between being happy and sad about going home. What term best describes these conflicting emotions?

1

Double bind

2

Ambivalence

3

Loose association

4

Inappropriate affect

Answer:

The correct answer is ambivalence.

Explanation:

The simultaneous prevalence of two contrary emotions, desires, or impulses is termed as ambivalence. A single communication comprising two contrasting messages is termed as a double-bind message. The absence of connections between thoughts is termed as loose associations.

The inappropriate effect is not the two contrasting emotions, however, it is the inappropriate expression of emotions.