A Patient with Auditory Hallucinations Will Experience the Least Distress

question 61

Multiple Choice

A patient with auditory hallucinations will experience the least distress when ____.

• A)he or she has no communication with the voices
• B)he or she has a two-way communication with the voices
• C)the voices are dominant
• D)the voices are insulting

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Definitions:

Babbling Patterns

The repetitive vocalizing of consonant and vowel combinations by infants, considered a precursor to the development of language.

Preoperational

Refers to a stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children aged 2-7 engage in symbolic play but have not yet mastered the concept of logical operations.

Cognitive Development

The process through which individuals acquire and understand knowledge, including thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities, over the course of their life.