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A patient demonstrates visual aphasi
 
  a. The nurse can project that there is dysfunction in which cerebral lobe?
  a. Temporal
  b. Parietal
  c. Occipital
  d. Frontal

Question 2

A patient in a support group says, I'm tired of being sick. Everyone always helps me, but I'll be glad when I can help someone else. This statement reflects
 
  a. altruism.
  b. universality.
  c. cohesiveness.
  d. corrective recapitulation.



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Temporal lobe lesion of the visual association area would result in visual aphasia, the inability to recognize previously known words. A parietal lobe lesion would involve sensory interpretation or association. An occipital lobe lesion would produce loss of vision. Problems with the frontal lobe would produce motor problems or changes in thought or personality.

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Altruism refers to the experience of being helpful or useful to others, a condition that the patient anticipates will happen. The other options are also therapeutic factors identified by Yalom.





 

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