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A client suffering from an extremely severe form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) wants to know whether the physician-recommended neurosurgical procedure is likely to help alleviate his symptoms. The nurse should inform him that:
 
  a. the procedure has a very low likelihood of success, but is the client's last hope
  b. although used in less than 0.5 of OCD cases, the results have proven to be extremely positive, with the majority of clients experiencing no further symptoms and the rest being significantly improved
  c. due to the procedure's high rate of success, it has become one of the preferred methods of treating OCD of all levels of severity
  d. the client should trust the physician's judgment and learn not to question the recommendations of medical professionals

Question 2

Adolescents often experiment with adult behaviors in an attempt to feel good and to be accepted by peers. When adolescents are experimenting with adult behaviors, they are MOST often described as:
 
  a. impulsive and high on risk taking
  b. careful and methodical in decisions
  c. devious and untruthful
  d. cautious and thoughtful



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Answer to Question 1

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Neurosurgical treatment is extremely rare for cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Such treatment is typically reserved for only the most severe cases of the disease. The surgery involves making a series of lesions to interrupt the efferent tracks from the frontal cortex to the limbic and basal ganglia structures. In a recent study 65 of people who underwent this procedure were completely symptom free of obsessive-compulsive disorder, with no further need for treatment.

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When adolescents are experimenting with adult behaviors, they are most often described as impulsive and high on risk taking. These adult behaviors are considered by the adolescent as things that feel good or behaviors that will help them to be accepted by a peer group. Behaviors include such things as being sexually active, driving motor vehicles without seat belts or helmets, and using alcohol and other drugs. Little thought is given to the consequences of each behavior.




genevieve1028

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

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