It Is a Psychiatric Emergency If a Patient Confides in You

question 27

Multiple Choice

It is a psychiatric emergency if a patient confides in you that:

• A) There are no reasons for him to keep from dying
• B) He is having episodes of elation and increased energy
• C) He is experiencing free floating anxiety and fear
• D) Death and dying is constantly on his mind

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Definitions:

Collective Unconscious

A concept proposed by Carl Jung, referring to the part of the unconscious mind that is derived from ancestral memory and experience, shared among beings of the same species.

Carl Jung

A Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, known for his concepts of archetypes and the collective unconscious.

Psychodynamic Theorist

An individual specializing in psychodynamics, focusing on conscious and unconscious processes as they influence human behavior.

Life Events

Significant occurrences in a person's life which can have a strong impact on the individual's mental and emotional state.