What Does It Mean If a Psychiatrist Documented That the Patient

question 79

Multiple Choice

What does it mean if a psychiatrist documented that the patient had a flat affect?

• A)There is no outward display on the face of any of the patient's emotions or thoughts.
• B)The patient is not able to feel guilt or shame.
• C)The patient does not receive any sexual arousal from images of the opposite sex.
• D)The patient is in a stuporous,fixed position like a statue.

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