What Is Your Primary Concern If You Discover That a Patient

question 39

Multiple Choice

What is your primary concern if you discover that a patient does not have a gag reflex?

• A)fear of aspiration of bacteria or food
• B)that their tonsilar tissues are grossly swollen
• C)that they will not be able to breathe adequately
• D)tracheal collapse

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Definitions:

Existential Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that focuses on exploring the client's experience of existence and addressing issues related to the meaning of life, freedom, choice, and responsibility.

Ego Rules

Frameworks or principles governing the ego, part of the personality in psychoanalytic theory that mediates between desires and reality.

Relational Model

A framework for understanding human relationships and their development, maintenance, and issues.

Paradigm Shift

A fundamental change in the underlying assumptions or methodologies of a particular scientific discipline or wider social view.