A Patient Has Just Been Told That She Has the Genetic

question 4

Multiple Choice

A patient has just been told that she has the genetic markers for a severe type of breast cancer. After the patient meets with the physician, the patient's daughter asks the nurse, "What did the doctor tell my mother? She seems upset." What is the nurse's best response?

• A) "I'm sorry, but I'm not allowed to discuss that."
• B) "The physician will discuss this with you."
• C) "It seems that your mother has the genetic markers for a type of breast cancer."
• D) "This is information that your mother will need to discuss with you."

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Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism in which unpleasant thoughts, feelings, or desires are excluded from conscious awareness.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where older memories hinder the recall of newly acquired information.

Automatic Processing

The unconscious encoding of incidental information and well-learned tasks, requiring little to no cognitive effort.

Source Amnesia

A memory disorder where an individual can recall certain information but is unable to remember where, when, or how the information was acquired.