A Patient Was Evaluated with the Following Results Noted: Lack

question 52

Multiple Choice

A patient was evaluated with the following results noted: lack of response to pain stimuli, inability to maintain breathing without medical intervention, isoelectric EEG. These results indicate ________.

• A) brain death
• B) minor damage to the cerebral cortex
• C) respiratory distress syndrome
• D) trisomy 18

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Definitions:

Emotion Control

The process of managing and regulating one's emotions to adapt to circumstances and achieve more effective responses.

Compulsion

A psychological condition characterized by the urgent need to perform certain behaviors or rituals repetitively, often a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Obsession

Persistent and intrusive thoughts or impulses that cause distress or anxiety, often a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Regression

Psychological defense mechanism in which a person falls back on childlike patterns of responding in reaction to stressful situations.