The Nurse Would Explain to a Client That to Combat

question 32

Multiple Choice

The nurse would explain to a client that to combat the rising rate of primary hepatocellular cancer in the United States public health measures need to be directed towards decreasing the

• A) incidence of HIV infection and AIDS.
• B) increasing prevalence of hepatitis C.
• C) level of alcoholism in America.
• D) long-term use of NSAIDs.

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Definitions:

Startle and Fear Response

A physiological and psychological reaction to unexpected stimuli or perceived threats, involving autonomic nervous system activation.

Oedipus Complex

A Freudian concept asserting that a child experiences unconscious desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy towards the same-sex parent, typically between the ages of three and five.

Electra Complex

A psychoanalytic theory proposing a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.

Anal Fixation

A term from psychoanalytic theory indicating an obsession with anal-stage tasks like control, cleanliness, or order, often stemming from early childhood.