Given the Following Sorites

question 260

Multiple Choice

Given the following sorites:
All H are D.
No D are N.
All N are A.
Some J are A.

Some J are not H.
This sorites is:

• A) Invalid because only one term in the conclusion is distributed.
• B) Invalid because it has more than two affirmative premises.
• C) Invalid because one of the middle terms is undistributed.
• D) Invalid because it draws a particular conclusion from three universal premises.
• E) Valid because it breaks no rules.

Recognize the significance of documenting patient information accurately and promptly.

Demonstrate knowledge of proper communication and interaction techniques during patient assessments.

Differentiate between normal and abnormal findings in health assessments.

Master the use of specialized equipment for health assessments.

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Definitions:

Validate

To confirm or support the truthfulness or accuracy of something, often involving acknowledgment or acceptance.

Repression

A defense mechanism where unwanted or uncomfortable thoughts, feelings, or desires are unconsciously excluded from consciousness.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Personality Changes

Alterations in an individual's characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving, potentially due to various factors like life events, trauma, or mental health conditions.