The Primary Objective of the Initial Encounter Is To

question 16

Multiple Choice

The primary objective of the initial encounter is to:

• A) define the advice and care for the patient.
• B) establish the tone of a successful partnership.
• C) optimize your ability to help.
• D) tell the patient the limits of care.

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Definitions:

Psychosexual Stages

Freud's theory of stages of psychological development that a child passes through, each characterized by different erogenous zones and conflicts.

Pleasure-Seeking Energies

A term likely referring to the psychoanalytic concept of drives that seek immediate gratification to maximize pleasure, NO.

Superego

A component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the moral conscience and the internalization of societal norms and values.

Guilt

A feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, whether real or imagined.