Under an Implied Contract, Patients Have the ________ to Follow

question 38

Short Answer

Under an implied contract, patients have the ________ to follow any instructions given by the physician and to give all relevant information to the physician.

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Definitions:

Impulses

Sudden, involuntary urges to act or react that can drive behavior without conscious planning.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the psyche that mediates between the desires of the id, the realities of the external world, and the moral standards of the superego.

Libido

A term that describes one's overall sexual drive or desire for sexual activity.

Transference

According to psychodynamic theorists, the redirection toward the psychotherapist of feelings associated with important figures in a patient’s life, now or in the past.