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A cab driver, stuck in traffic, becomes lightheaded, tremulous, diaphoretic, tachycardic and dyspneic. A workup in an emergency department reveals no pathology.
 
  Which medical diagnosis should a nurse suspect, and what nursing diagnosis should be the nurse's first priority? 1. Generalized anxiety disorder and a nursing diagnosis of fear
  2. Altered sensory perception and a nursing diagnosis of panic disorder
  3. Pain disorder and a nursing diagnosis of altered role performance
  4. Panic disorder and a nursing diagnosis of anxiety

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____________________________ is the study of the biological foundations of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral processes.
 
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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: The nurse should suspect that the client has exhibited signs and symptoms of a panic disorder. The priority nursing diagnosis should be anxiety. Panic disorder is characterized by recurrent, sudden-onset panic attacks in which the person feels intense fear, apprehension, or terror.

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Psychobiology
Rationale: Psychobiology is the study of the biological foundations of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral processes. In recent years, a greater emphasis has been placed on the study of the organic basis for psychiatric illness.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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