An Elderly Client Has Met the Criteria for a Diagnosis

question 17

Multiple Choice

An elderly client has met the criteria for a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder.The client does not respond to antidepressant medications.Which treatment should a nurse anticipate that the physician would prescribe for this client?

• A)Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
• B)Neuroleptic therapy
• C)An antiparkinsonian agent
• D)An anxiolytic agent

Recognize the principles of reality, pleasure, and morality as they relate to the id, ego, and superego.

Identify and understand the various psychosexual stages: oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital.

Understand the concept of fixation and how it affects personality according to Freud.

Recognize the Oedipus and Electra complexes and their outcomes.

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