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Health Differences Across the Lifespan 2 Study Guide 91. Delia Stuart is an 84-year-old woman with senile dementia. She imitates motions made by others, even though there is no meaning behind her actions. This type of behavior could be termed any of the following except: a. Echokinesia b. Echolalia c. Echopathy d. Echopraxia 92. Rodney Cline is a 5-year-old diagnosed with leukemia. His condition just took a serious turn for the worse today. When you answer his call light, his mother screams at you, "What took you so long! He could have died! You and all the rest of the people around here are incompetent. I hate all of you!" The most therapeutic response you could give would be to say: a. "I know you're just upset over Rodney. You don't really think we're incompetent." b. “You must be having some really strong feelings through all this. Let’s talk aboutwhat you're feeling." c. "You must be very depressed about your son's condition. You need to get in touch with your feelings." d. "This hospital only hires the most competent doctors and nurses. I think you already know that, or Rodney wouldn't be here now." 93. Psychic energy, as proposed by Freud, originates in the: a. Id b. Ego c. Superego d. Electra 94. The cause of schizophrenia is a widely debated topic. The most generally accepted theory holds that patients with schizophrenia show a (n): a. Information processing deficit, occurring at both the conscious and subconscious levels b. Atrophy of the cerebellum, leading to transmissionerrors c. Increase in dopamine levels or in the number of dopamine receptors d. Genetic predisposition for inheritance of the disorder 95. Keith Angelo is a 31-year-old schizophrenic patient in the psychiatric unit where you work. While you are in the room to change the linens on his bed he states, "There are snakes coming out of my arms and legs." Which response would be most therapeutic? a. "I do not see any snakes coming out of your arms or legs." b. "How long have the snakes been there?" c. "Have you ever seen snakes on your arms or legsbefore?" d. "Tell me more about yourhallucinations."

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