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A verbal explanation of the operation should be given, with all the terms the child will hear in the hospital used. The child should be engaged in a question and answer session afterward. 30 Psychiatry 56. A 32-year-old woman is given the news by her physician that she has breast cancer and will need surgery, followed by chemotherapy. She returns home after the appointment, and her husband asks how the visit went. ” For the rest of the evening, she behaves as if there had been no bad news given to her.
For example, a woman who is really angry at her neighbor begins to bring her flowers and cookies, while maintaining a “saccharine sweet” demeanor toward the neighbor. Rationalization refers to offering a rational explanation to justify actions or impulses that would otherwise be regarded as unacceptable. 77. The answer is b. ) Through sublimation, satisfaction of an objectionable impulse is obtained by using socially acceptable means. The writer in the question derives a vicarious satisfaction of his 50 Psychiatry antisocial impulses through the criminal activities of the characters of his stories.
The patient may well require haloperidol and restraints (although in a patient like this soft restraints would not be chosen, rather full leather restraints would be required), but again, this must come second to the interviewer’s safety so these things may be determined. 20. The answer is c. ) The diagnosis of mental retardation is made after a history, IQ test, and measures of adaptive functioning indicate that the behavior is significantly below the level expected. An EEG is rarely helpful except for those patients who have grand mal seizures.