After a Mass Transit Disaster Many Injured Patients Are Expected

question 7

Multiple Choice

After a mass transit disaster many injured patients are expected at the emergency room.The nurse prepares to plan interventions for which likely mental health assessment findings?

• A) Dissociative symptoms, numbing, detachment, and derealization
• B) Auditory hallucinations and other perceptual distortions including paranoia
• C) Somatic neurologic disorders and amnesia
• D) Exaggerated mood including both depression and manic-related elation

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Definitions:

Repressed

Referring to thoughts, memories, or desires that are kept out of conscious awareness due to being regarded as socially unacceptable or uncomfortable.

Jung

Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, emphasizing the importance of the individual psyche and the personal quest for wholeness.

Collective Unconscious

A concept proposed by Carl Jung referring to the part of the unconscious mind that holds shared experiences and cultural elements across humanity.

Archetypes

Archetypes are universally recognized symbols, themes, or patterns that recur in myths, stories, and dreams, often used in the study of psychology by Carl Jung.