The Nurse Is Assessing a Client for Risks in the Development

question 1

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing a client for risks in the development of varicose veins. Which of the following findings would increase this client's risk?

• A) Normal weight
• B) Prolonged standing
• C) Engages in golf three times a week
• D) Eats several servings of fruits and vegetables each day

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Definitions:

Superego

The superego is a component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, acting as the ethical component of the personality and providing moral standards by which the ego operates.

Id

In Freudian psychology, the part of the mind that is the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of basic needs.

Libido

A psychological term used to describe sexual desire or drive.

Psychosexual Development

A Freudian concept outlining how personality development takes place through stages during childhood, centered around the gratification of libidinal urges.