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During a Focused Assessment and Interview Regarding the Client's Head

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During a focused assessment and interview regarding the client's head and neck,the client states that she is currently suffering from a severe headache that has occurred intermittently over the course of 3 days.The client denies any aura.The pain is severe and unilateral over the right side of her face.Also,the client is complaining of nasal congestion.Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?


Definitions:

Oedipus Complex

According to Freud, a boy’s sexual desires toward his mother and feelings of jealousy and hatred for the rival father.

Pleasure Principle

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to the instinctual seeking of pleasure and avoiding of pain to satisfy biological and psychological needs.

Reality Principle

A psychoanalytic concept referring to the ability of the mind to assess the external world and act upon it accordingly, balancing with the pleasure principle.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality responsible for dealing with reality while satisfying the demands of the id and superego.

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