Using the Mental Health Continuum as a Guide,the Nurse Observes

question 7

Multiple Choice

Using the mental health continuum as a guide,the nurse observes behavior that usually places an individual on the illness end of the continuum.This behavior:

• A) causes extreme concern about health.
• B) results in inability to function in society.
• C) demonstrates that the person is out of touch with reality.
• D) results in inability to interact with people.

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Definitions:

Libido

According to Freud, psychical energy derived from physiological drives.

Pleasure Principle

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to the instinctive drive to seek pleasure and avoid pain.

Reality Principle

A psychoanalytic concept where the ego seeks to satisfy the id's desires in realistic and socially appropriate ways.

Morality Principle

The concept that individuals have an inherent understanding of right and wrong that guides their behavior.