A Client Who Has Been Diagnosed with a Phobic Disorder

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Multiple Choice

A client who has been diagnosed with a phobic disorder asks the nurse if there are any medications that would be beneficial in treating phobic disorders.Which of the following would be accurate responses by the nurse? Select all that apply.

• A) Some antianxiety agents have been successful in treating social phobias.
• B) Some antidepressant agents have been successful in diminishing symptoms of agoraphobia and social anxiety disorder (social phobia).
• C) Specific phobias are generally not treated with medication unless accompanied by panic attacks.
• D) Beta-blockers have been used successfully to treat phobic responses to public performance.
• E)None of above

Describe the role of environmental and biological factors in human development (Nature vs. Nurture debate).

Identify and understand the concept of teratogens and their effects on prenatal development.

Comprehend the importance of social environments and life themes in adult development.

Understand research methods and challenges in studying infant perception and development.

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Definitions:

Sample Size

The number of observations or units chosen from a population to participate in a study.

Confidence Interval

A sequence of values, stemming from sample analyses, presumed to contain the value of an undisclosed population parameter.

Confidence Level

The probability or percentage that expresses how certain one can be about the confidence interval containing the true parameter value.

Confidence Level

The probability that a confidence interval contains the true population parameter.