Under What Circumstances Is Obtaining Parental Consent NOT Necessary to Provide

question 33

Multiple Choice

Under what circumstances is obtaining parental consent NOT necessary to provide psychological treatment to a minor?

• A) if the minor requests that the parents not be contacted
• B) if the minor is sufficiently intellectually advanced to fully appreciate the risks and benefits of treatment
• C) if the minor is in a state of crisis, for instance, on the brink of attempting suicide
• D) if the parent refuses to provide consent

Apply appropriate assessment strategies for patients with communication barriers, such as aphasia.

Understand appropriate nurse-patient communication techniques.

Know how to construct and interpret a genogram.

Identify significant family history diseases or problems to be included in assessments.

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Definitions:

Uncinate Fasciculus

A white matter bundle in the brain connecting the frontal and temporal lobes, involved in language and memory.

Cingulum Bundle

A white matter tract in the brain that connects components of the limbic system, playing a key role in emotional regulation and memory.

Myelin Coating

A protective layer of lipid and protein that wraps around nerves, facilitating the fast transmission of electrical signals along the nerve cells.

Schizophrenia

A chronic and severe mental disorder affecting how a person thinks, feels, and behaves, marked by delusions, hallucinations, and disordered thinking and behavior.