A Patient with Infectious Mononucleosis Is Having Serologic Blood Tests

question 11

Multiple Choice

A patient with infectious mononucleosis is having serologic blood tests. Results are as follows: EBVCA IgG: 1:320; EBVCA IgM: not detected; EBNA: 1:20. What stage of infection is the patient in?

• A) Acute
• B) Recent
• C) Past
• D) Cannot be determined

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Definitions:

Pleasure Principle

In psychoanalytic theory, the instinctual seeking of pleasure and avoidance of pain to satisfy biological and psychological needs.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates demands between the id, superego, and reality; operates on the reality principle.

Oral Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development where an infant's pleasure centers are in the mouth, leading to behaviors like sucking and biting.

Freud

Refers to Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.