Audrey, a mental health nurse, has noticed that every day prior to going to work, she starts off with headaches, loose stools, episodes of feeling light-headed, and other disorders
These symptoms may be an expression of emotional disturbances. Audrey is aware she could be experiencing:
A.
Isolation.
B.
Repression.
C.
Splitting.
D.
Conversion.
ANS: D
The patient's anxiety about going to work can be channeled into physical symptoms; once the anxiety of work is reduced, the physical symptoms disappear.
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A) The lower an instrument's reliability, the lower the amount of error in obtained scores. B) The lower an instrument's reliability, the higher the amount of error in obtained scores. C) The higher an instrument's reliability, the lower the amount of error in obtained scores. D) The higher an instrument's reliability, the higher the amount of error in obtained scores.