There Are Two Types of Seizures; If Your Patient Is

question 57

Multiple Choice

There are two types of seizures; if your patient is having a seizure that affects only one body part and does not cause her to lose consciousness,it is called a:

• A) tonic-clonic seizure.
• B) generalized seizure.
• C) postictal seizure.
• D) partial seizure.

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Definitions:

Id's Desires

Refers to the component of Sigmund Freud's personality theory containing the primitive and instinctive behaviors and urges.

Defense Mechanism

Unconscious psychological mechanisms that reduce anxiety arising from unacceptable or potentially harmful stimuli.

Sublimation

Channeling socially unacceptable impulses and urges into socially acceptable behavior.

Superego

One of the three components of the human psyche in Freudian psychoanalytic theory, representing the internalized societal standards of morality and ethics.