The Admission Note Indicates a Patient Diagnosed with Major Depression

question 4

Multiple Choice

The admission note indicates a patient diagnosed with major depression has anergia and anhedonia.For which measures should the nurse plan? Select all that apply.

• A) Channeling excessive energy
• B) Reducing guilty ruminations
• C) Instilling a sense of hopefulness
• D) Assisting with self-care activities
• E) Accommodating psychomotor retardation

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Definitions:

Short-Term Memory

A memory system that temporarily holds information for processing.

TOT (Tip-Of-The-Tongue)

A phenomenon where a person cannot recall a specific word or term, though they feel that they are close to accessing it.

Malapropism

The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect.

Eidetic Imagery

A phenomenon in which a person has the ability to recall images, sounds, or objects with high precision for a brief period after being exposed to them, often referred to as photographic memory.