Which statement made by a nurse indicates an understanding of the basic premises of psychobiology?
1. "All mental disorders can now be fully classified and cured with biological interventions."
2. "By focusing on the biologic sciences, we will diminish the art of psychiatric–mental health nursing."
3. "Because of the advances in psychobiology, the role of psychiatric–mental health nurses focuses primarily on medication monitoring."
4. "Genetics, immunology, biorhythms, brain structure, and brain biochemistry all influence mental disorders."
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Rationale: Psychobiologic theory is growing rapidly and encompasses fields such as genetics, immunology, and brain chemistry and structure. Nurses do not give up humanistic, psychosocial, and interactional premises simply because of the breakthroughs being made in psychobiology. The psychobiologic model uses classification but also includes notions that the disease follows a predictable course, not necessarily cure. To bring a contemporary holistic perspective to care, nurses must integrate knowledge of psychobiology with social and humanistic knowledge.
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