16. It is understandable that a patient should experience fear and _______________
at the prospect of a CAT scan.
a. Resignation.
b. Strangeness.
c. Loss of interest in surroundings.
d. Suggestibility.
17. A patient who responds to the hospital stay by reverting to childlike behavior is:
a. Acting aggressively.
c. Withdrawing.
d. Regressing.
18. A patient who retreats into a shell to avoid unpleasant aspects of the hospital stay
is:
a. Resigned.
b. Withdrawn.
c. Aggressive.
d. A visible nuisance.
19. By being cheerful, courteous, neat in appearance, positive in attitude, and
_______________________, you can do much to counteract the negative feelings
and behaviors of the patient.
a. Allowing the patient to become dependent.
b. Leaving the patient alone.
c. Treating the patient as an individual, not as an object.
d. Encouraging the patient's negative tendencies.
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