An 80-year-old woman has had a cerebrovascular accident. She has flaccidity of her right side with aphasia. For this client, which of the following activities constitutes tertiary prevention?
A) Assessment of her blood pressure
B) Daily bleeding and clotting times
C) Gait training and speech therapy
D) Education on the symptoms of a CVA
Ans: C
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a. deviant behaviors. b. people with mental disorders. c. present disability or distress. d. mental disorders people have.
As part of the diagnostic workup for a client's long-standing vertigo, a clinician wants to gauge the eye movements that occur in the client. Which of the following tests is the clinician most likely to utilize?
A) Romberg test B) Rotational tests C) Electronystagmography (ENG) D) Caloric stimulation
Conducting an interview is an example of using self-reports as the data source
A) True B) False
Which statement most accurately describes substance dependence?
a. It is a lack of control over use. Tolerance and withdrawal symptoms occur when intake is reduced or stopped. b. It occurs when psychoactive drug use interferes with the work of competing neurotransmitters. c. Symptoms occur when two or more drugs that affect the central nervous system (CNS) have additive effects. d. It involves taking a combination of substances to weaken or inhibit the effect of another drug.