A Client Diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder Asks, "What Part

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Multiple Choice

A client diagnosed with major depressive disorder asks, "What part of my brain controls my emotions?" Which nursing response is appropriate?

• A) "The occipital lobe governs perceptions, judging them as positive or negative."
• B) "The parietal lobe has been linked to depression."
• C) "The medulla regulates key biological and psychological activities."
• D) "The limbic system is largely responsible for one's emotional state."

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Definitions:

Level of Confidence

The degree of certainty or trust one can have in the interval estimate of a population parameter.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample data, that is likely to contain the population parameter of interest with a specified probability.

Population Mean

The average value of all members of a population.

Standard Deviation

A numerical value calculating how much the dataset deviates from its average, illustrating the breadth of data distribution.