A Patient Demonstrates Difficulty Recalling the Nurse and Therapist's Names

question 40

Multiple Choice

A patient demonstrates difficulty recalling the nurse and therapist's names and is unsure why she is in the hospital.She does remember the names of her best friends and the high school she attends.What is the best description of this patient's deficits?

• A)Dementia
• B)Acute confusional state
• C)Retrograde amnesia
• D)Anterograde amnesia

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Definitions:

Id

In Freudian psychoanalysis, a part of the mind that is the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of primitive needs.

Trait Theory

A psychological approach that studies personality through the identification and measurement of specific characteristics or traits that define an individual's behavior consistently over time.

Traits

Characteristics or qualities that define an individual or thing, often distinguishing them from others.

Conscience

An inner sense of right and wrong that guides an individual's thoughts, actions, and decisions.