A Patient Complains of Feeling Like He Is Unable to Empty

question 8

Multiple Choice

A patient complains of feeling like he is unable to empty his bladder. A nurse performs a bladder scan to

• A) Determine bladder capacity.
• B) Look for blockages.
• C) Measure residual urine.
• D) Check for blockage by the prostate or paraurethral gland.

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Definitions:

Ego Ideal

A component of personality in Freudian psychology representing an individual's ideal self and aspirations.

Personality Theory

A framework for understanding individual differences in patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the psyche that is the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of basic needs.

Superego

The part of the personality in Freudian psychoanalytic theory that represents internalized ideals and provides standards for judgment.