Which of the Following Statements Best Describes Assessment of Arousal

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes assessment of arousal?

• A) It measures content of consciousness and is a higher-level function.
• B) It is an evaluation of the reticular activating system and its connection with the thalamus and the cerebral cortex.
• C) It becomes a valid parameter when the patient is able to respond to verbal stimuli, such as squeezing the hands on command.
• D) Noxious stimuli are not to be used as an assessment parameter.

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Definitions:

Significant Behavior Patterns

Regularly occurring actions or reactions that have importance in predicting or understanding an individual's behavior.

Obsessions

Persistent, unwanted thoughts, images, or impulses that cause significant distress or anxiety.

Delusions

Strongly held false beliefs or judgments, which are resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact, often occurring as a symptom of psychiatric disorders.

Hallucinations

Perceptions in a conscious and awake state in the absence of external stimuli which have qualities of real perception.