If a Patient Is Unstable or Severely Obtunded, He Should

question 29

True/False

If a patient is unstable or severely obtunded, he should be transported to the nearest emergency department unless there is a concern that the patient is suicidal.

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Definitions:

Cannon-Bard Theory

A theory of emotion that proposes emotions and bodily responses occur simultaneously rather than one causing the other.

James-Lange Theory

An idea that proposes emotions are the outcome of bodily reactions triggered by events.

Spillover Effect

The impact that seemingly unrelated events in one part of a person's life can have on other parts of their life.

Two-Factor Theory

A psychological theory proposed by Schachter and Singer that suggests emotions are the result of physiological arousal and cognitive labeling of the cause of that arousal.