Your sister has recently gone through a divorce, and you are concerned about her health as she seems to have very little energy and is no longer interested in things she used to enjoy. She agrees to visit your family doctor for a check-up
If her physician determined she had a mental illness rather than a medical illness, his decision would most likely be based on:
A) Identifying a cluster of symptoms she is experiencing.
B) Determining the underlying pathology of her condition.
C) Identifying a cluster of symptoms she is experiencing and determining that her functioning was impaired.
D) Determining the underlying pathology of her condition and determining that her functioning was not impaired.
C
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1. "Is there somewhere you want to go?" 2. "I guess you're upset about something." 3. "What happened to make you feel the need to leave?" 4. "Why don't you just sit down for a minute so we can talk some more?"
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MC Protective eyewear should be worn at all times when
A. Giving personal care to an AIDS client. B. Bathing a neonate for the first time. C. Drawing cord blood. D. Taking specimen to the laboratory.