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A nurse assessing a patient with a sleep disorder documents cataplexy as a finding. Which of the following is a feature of this condition?
 
  A) irresistible urge to sleep, regardless of the type of activity in which the patient is engaged
  B) sudden loss of motor tone that may cause the person to fall asleep; usually experienced during a period of strong emotion
  C) nightmare or vivid hallucinations experienced during sleep time
  D) skeletal paralysis that occurs during the transition from wakefulness to sleep

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A young woman patient admits to a nurse that she cannot control her jealousy when she and her partner are out together and states, It's like we're back in high school again. This is an example of which of the following identity disorders?
 
  A) self-actualization C) depersonalization
  B) identity diffusion D) lack of self-esteem


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Excellent

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