When assessing clients, a psychiatric nurse should understand that psychoanalytic theory is based on which underlying concept?
When assessing clients, a psychiatric nurse should understand that psychoanalytic theory is based on which underlying concept?
ANS: B
The nurse should understand that psychoanalytic theory is based on the underlying concepts of the structure and dynamics of personality. Psychoanalytic theory was developed by Sigmund Freud and explains the structure of personality in three different components: the id, ego, and superego.
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