The nurse reads this information in a patient's record
history of agranulocytosis from antipsychotic medication; victim of childhood sexual abuse; weight loss of 27 lb in 3 months; parent diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Which item would be classified as a psychodynamic factor associated with the patient's mental illness?
a. History of agranulocytosis from antipsychotic medication
b. Parent diagnosed with bipolar disorder
c. Weight loss of 27 lb in 3 months
d. Victim of childhood sexual abuse
D
Psychodynamic causes of mental illness arise from "nurture"—for example, childhood sexual abuse. The distracters are of biologic ("nature") etiology.
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