A Patient States,"One of My Friends Says It's Possible to Cure

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient states,"One of my friends says it's possible to cure the fear of flying by using relaxation techniques.Do you think relaxation techniques would help my chronic depression?" What is a nurse's best response?

• A) "Let's discuss what research has proven concerning relaxation and its role in the management of chronic depression."
• B) "Holistic therapies such as relaxation have been known to cure several types of phobias and anxiety-based disorders."
• C) "You must realize that while phobias may respond well to relaxation therapy, it is not necessarily going to have the same effect on chronic depression."
• D) "Holistic therapies such as relaxation have been found to be as effective as conventional treatments in treating a wide variety of anxiety disorders."

Understand the effect of sample size on the width of confidence intervals.

Know how to reduce the risk that the confidence interval does not contain the population mean.

Calculate degrees of freedom for various sample sizes.

Differentiate between confidence intervals for means and standard deviations.

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Definitions:

Wavelengths

The distance between consecutive peaks (or troughs) in a wave, often used in the context of electromagnetic radiation.

Ground State

The lowest energy state of an atom or other particle, which is the most stable and preferred configuration.

Electrons

Fundamental particles that contribute to the electrical properties of atoms, possessing a negative charge and existing in the electron cloud.

Excited State

A condition of an atom, molecule, or nucleus in which it possesses more energy than its ground state.