Correct Answer: A

Peplau's Phases of the Nurse-Patient Relationship:

1. Orientation Phase: Patient seeks help; nurse and patient meet as strangers; needs are clarified; the patient begins to understand their problem
2. Identification Phase: Patient identifies with the nurse; begins to feel that help is available; nurse allows the patient to express feelings
3. Exploitation Phase: Patient makes full use of available services; takes control and becomes more independent; uses nurse-patient relationship for problem-solving
4. Resolution Phase: Old needs have been met; new goals emerge; patient becomes independent of the nurse; therapeutic relationship ends

Peplau, known as the 'Mother of Psychiatric Nursing', emphasized the importance of the therapeutic use of self in nursing care.