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Charlie

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A client is admitted in a comatose state after ingestion of 30 capsules of pentobarbital sodium.
 
  As
  she responds to emergency care, her husband tells staff that she often takes more of the drug than is
  ordered and frequently drinks alcohol concurrently. The nurse assesses that the use of alcohol with
  this drug
  a. diminishes the effect.
  b. stimulates metabolism of the drug.
  c. causes no effect.
  d. has a synergistic effect.

Question 2

When a talent show contestant lost to another singer, the contestant suddenly found she had lost her
  voice and was unable to congratulate the other singer. The mute contestant is probably
  demonstrating
 
  a. denial.
  b. somatization.
  c. suppression.
  d. repression.


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nathang24

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D
Both pentobarbital and alcohol are CNS depressants and have synergistic effects. Taken together,
the action of each would potentiates the other. Option A: The effects are enhanced. Option B is
untrue. Option C: The effect is synergistic.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Somatization unconsciously transforms anxiety into a physical symptom that has no organic basis. In
this situation, the symptom resolves a conflict between the need to and the desire not to congratulate
the other contestant. Option A: Denial involves unconsciously determining to ignore the existence of
an unpleasant reality. Option C: Suppression consciously puts an event, idea, or feeling out of
awareness. Option D: Repression unconsciously puts an event, idea, or feeling out of awareness.


Charlie

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Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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