The Nurse Explains to a Client with Severe Depression and Who

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nurse explains to a client with severe depression and who takes tricyclic antidepressants that the effectiveness of this type of medication may be a result of

• A) increased stage 4 sleep.
• B) prevention of night awakenings.
• C) prevention of sleep terrors.
• D) suppression of REM sleep.

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Definitions:

Heredity And Environment

The combined influence of genetic inheritance and external surroundings on the development of an individual.

Insanity Defence

A legal defense asserting that a defendant was unable to understand the nature of their actions or distinguish right from wrong due to mental illness at the time of the crime.

Schizophrenia

A mental disorder characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.

Phobic Disorder

An anxiety disorder characterized by an excessive and irrational fear of specific objects, situations, or activities.