When Assessing Clients, the Psychiatric Nurse Should Understand That Psychoanalytic

question 14

Multiple Choice

When assessing clients, the psychiatric nurse should understand that psychoanalytic theory is based on which underlying concept?

• A) A possible genetic basis for the client's problems
• B) The structure and dynamics of personality
• C) Behavioral responses to stressors
• D) Maladaptive cognitions

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Definitions:

Means

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by summing the numbers and then dividing by the count of those numbers, used to summarize data.

μ

Symbol representing the mean of a population in statistics.

≠ Symbol

A mathematical symbol denoting inequality, specifically that two values are not equal.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical premise asserting the absence of a relationship or impact between variables, tested to determine if an observed association is likely due to chance.