NHA MODULE 5: PSYCHOLOGY

You are preparing a person for a Mini-Mental state examination. You name 3 objects and asks the patient to repeat them. In doing this, you are asking the patient to performa task in which of the following areas?

• Orientation

• Registration

• Attention and calculation

• Language

You are preparing a person for a Mini-Mental state examination. You ask the patient to identify the present time and place. In doing this, you are asking the patient to perform a task in which of the following areas?

• Orientation

• Registration

• Attention and calculation

• Language

You are preparing a person for a Mini-Mental state examination. You ask the patient to count backward from 100 by intervals of 7 or spell the word "world" backward. In doing this, you are asking the patient to perform a task in which of the following areas?

• Orientation

• Registration

• Attention and calculation

• Language

You are preparing a person for a Mini-Mental state examination. You ask the patient to perform a series of actions, including following a three-step command. In doing this, you are asking the patient to perform a task in which of the following areas?

• Orientation

• Registration

• Attention and calculation

• Language

If a patient says they have found a partner that they love but cannot seem to make a committment to their relationship, the medical assistant should be able to identify that the development crisis this patient is experiencing is which of the following?

• Ego integrity vs. despair

• Intimacy vs. isolation

• Generativity vs. stagnation

• Identity vs. role confusion

Which developmental crisis developmental crisis is typically seen in older adults (65 years and older)

• Ego integrity vs. despair

• Intimacy vs. isolation

• Generativity vs. stagnation

• Identity vs. role confusion

Which developmental crisis developmental crisis is typically seen in middle adults (35 to 65 years)

• Ego integrity vs. despair

• Intimacy vs. isolation

• Generativity vs. stagnation

• Identity vs. role confusion

Which developmental crisis developmental crisis is typically seen in adolescents (12 to 20 years).

• Ego integrity vs. despair

• Intimacy vs. isolation

• Generativity vs. stagnation

• Identity vs. role confusion

Which developmental crisis developmental crisis is typically seen in young adults (20 to 35 years)

• Ego integrity vs. despair

• Intimacy vs. isolation

• Generativity vs. stagnation

• Identity vs. role confusion

A medical assistant is preparing a patient for a physical examination. The patient tells the assistant that she is having serious problems at work, and that she feels so much stress that she cannot focus on anything at work or home. Based on the patient's anxiety level, which of the following findings should the assistant expect?

• Drowsiness

• Dry skin

• Back pain

• Rapid respirations