Lakisha Is 11 and Still Urinates into Her Clothes or in Her

question 95

Multiple Choice

Lakisha is 11 and still urinates into her clothes or in her bed. Her father also wet the bed when he was a youth. The prognosis is good that Lakisha's problems will end without treatment. The disorder she best illustrates is ____.

• A) Tourette's disorder
• B) attention deficit disorder
• C) enuresis
• D) encopresis

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Definitions:

EEG Patterns

EEG patterns refer to the visual representation of the electrical activity of the brain as recorded by an electroencephalogram, useful in diagnosing conditions like epilepsy or sleep disorders.

Frequency

Number of cycles a wave completes in a given time.

Delta

In general contexts, refers to the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ), but can indicate change in mathematical and scientific expressions.

Circadian Rhythms

Biological processes that display an endogenous, entrainable oscillation of about 24 hours, affecting various biological functions such as sleep-wake cycles.