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lidoalex

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on: Jul 19, 2018
When trying to differentiate depression from dementia, the first clues to a misdiagnosis may be that:
 
  a. treating one disorder exacerbates the symptoms of the other disorder
  b. the primary symptoms are not being improved by drug treatment
  c. treating one disorder also improves the other disorder

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A nurse requests that a patient assignment be changed, saying, I learned in school that homosexuality is not an illness and I want to be therapeutic, but every time I see my patient with a same-sex partner, I think it's a sickness The nurse
 
  is experiencing which stage of the self-awareness process? a. Anger
  b. Anxiety
  c. Choosing values
  d. Cognitive dissonance


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chloejackso

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
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The first clues for dementia having been misdiagnosed as depression may be that the primary symptoms are not being improved by drug treatment. Diagnosis for dementia is difficult in part because it is a diagnosis of exclusion. Several symptoms of dementia are shared with other illnesses, such as depression. However, depression, even among the elderly, tends to respond very well to drug treatments, whereas dementia does not.

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Cognitive dissonance arises when two opposing beliefs exist at the same time.


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Gracias!

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Wow, this really help

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