It Is Not Uncommon for an Elderly Patient to State

question 19

Multiple Choice

It is not uncommon for an elderly patient to state that food "just doesn't taste good," because the impairment of the olfactory nerves is prevalent in older adults.

• A) Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
• B) Both the statement and the reason are correct but are not related.
• C) The statement is correct, but the reason is not correct.
• D) The statement is not correct, but the reason is correct.
• E) Neither the statement nor the reason is correct.

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Definitions:

Striving For Superiority

A concept in Adlerian psychology referring to the motivation to overcome inferiority and achieve increasingly higher levels of development.

Masculine Protest

Adlerian term for the effort to overcome perceived feelings of inferiority by emphasizing strength or superiority.

Self-Will

relates to an individual's capacity or determination to follow their own desires and ambitions regardless of external pressures or influences.

Overcoming

The act of successfully dealing with or gaining control over something difficult.