When Administering a Mental Status Examination to a Patient, the Nurse

question 7

Multiple Choice

When administering a mental status examination to a patient, the nurse suspects depression when the patient responds with

• A) "I don't know."
• B) "Is that the right answer?"
• C) "Wait, let me think about that."
• D) "Who are those people over there?"

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Definitions:

Intersex

A term used to describe a variety of conditions in which a person is born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn't fit typical definitions of female or male.

Medial Preoptic Area

A region in the hypothalamus involved in regulating sexual behavior, temperature control, and sleep.

Amygdala

A region of the brain within the temporal lobes implicated in emotion processing, memory, and decision-making.

Lordosis

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