A Positive Result for a Patient Who Does Not Actually

question 11

Multiple Choice

A positive result for a patient who does not actually have the condition is considered to be a

• A) false negative.
• B) false positive.
• C) true negative.
• D) true positive.

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Definitions:

Unconscious Impulses

Desires or thoughts that reside outside of conscious awareness, influencing behavior and decision-making.

Consciousness

Consciousness refers to the quality or state of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.

Psychodynamic Neuroscience

An interdisciplinary field integrating psychodynamic theories with neuroscientific methods to study the brain mechanisms underlying psychological processes.

Freudian Neuroscience

An interdisciplinary area that explores links between Freudian psychoanalytic theories and modern neurological and brain sciences, examining how neurobiological processes influence psychoanalytic concepts.