Focused attention is a cognitive control method whereby patients are guided to think of pleasant scenes or scenarios
A) True
B) False
B
Explanation:B) Focusing attention is a technique used to prevent what are known as anticipatory anxieties or thoughts of what might happen during treatment. Guided imagery provides patients with active roles and greater control over recurring negative thoughts by replacing them with mental images of pleasant scenes or scenarios.
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a. Alveolar proteinosis b. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis c. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis d. Nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis
A 4-year-old child becomes very sick after eating undercooked ground beef. Kidney function tests are very elevated. Thrombocytopenia is mild, and a few schistocytes are noted on the blood film. Which of the following is most likely diagnosis?
a. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura b. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura c. Hemolytic uremic syndrome d. DIC
ICD-10 contains many more ________ codes than ICD-9, which cuts down the need to use multiple codes for a single diagnosis.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following statements is TRUE of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
A. It imposes criminal charges on physicians who fail to comply with it. B. It brings legal charges against states that withdraw life-sustaining treatment from infants. C. It does not threaten to withhold federal funding from a state for its programs. D. It fails to provide protection to Americans with a wide range of disabilities from discrimination. E. It does not make it criminal for physicians to withhold treatment from impaired newborns.