Author Question: Which assessment finding would be expected in a patient in the early stage of HD? a. Cogwheel ... (Read 37 times)

lidoalex · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

Which assessment finding would be expected in a patient in the early stage of HD?

a. Cogwheel rigidity
b. Irritability
c. Apraxia
d. Aphasia

Question 2

The nurse interviews a patient who restricts food and is 25 underweight. The patient says, I still need to lose weight. I'm not thin enough. The patient is using which defense mechanism?

a. Rationalization
b. Projection
c. Splitting
d. Denial

kilada · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Personality changes are often evident in increased irritability in early HD. The distracters are seen in Parkinson's disease or dementia.

Answer to Question 2

D
When the individual with anorexia nervosa insists that being 25 underweight is not a problem (and thinking that she is too fat, when in fact she is emaciated), the defense mechanism responsible is denial. Rationalization involves making excuses, projection involves blaming others, and splitting involves the inability to integrate good and bad in one concept.