On Arrival at the Emergency Department, Patients Are Retriaged to Identify

question 17

True/False

On arrival at the emergency department, patients are retriaged to identify changes in their status.

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Definitions:

Adoption Study

A research method in behavioral genetics, comparing adopted children to their biological and adoptive parents to explore the nature vs. nurture debate.

Family Pedigree Study

A research design in which investigators determine how many and which relatives of a person with a disorder have the same disorder.

Exposure and Response Prevention

A cognitive-behavioral therapy technique used primarily for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) where the patient is exposed to their fear and taught to refrain from their usual response to reduce anxiety.