Identify the Defining Characteristics in the Following Nursing Diagnosis: Altered

question 20

Multiple Choice

Identify the defining characteristics in the following nursing diagnosis: Altered speech related to recent neurological disturbance,as evidenced by inability to speak in complete sentences.

• A) "Altered speech"
• B) "As evidenced by"
• C) "Recent neurological disturbances"
• D) "Inability to speak in complete sentences"

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Definitions:

Superego

According to psychoanalytic theory, it's the section of an individual's mind functioning as a self-evaluating moral center, mirroring the societal norms absorbed from parents and educators.

Sinful

Pertaining to actions or behaviors considered morally wrong or offending against religious or moral law.

Avoid Pain

A basic motivational drive to evade unpleasant and harmful stimuli or situations.

Ego-Ideal

Part of the psychoanalytic theory, representing an individual's personal standard of what is morally and ethically right or wrong.