Phlebotomy Essentials
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Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher: JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
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What do you think about the following individual's behaviors? Would you describe their behavior as normal or abnormal?
- Jenna cleans her house at least twice a day.
- George gets nervous when he has to take a test the next day. He is unable to sleep the night before and is usually tired the next day when he takes the test.
- Melody washes her hands every fifteen minutes. She is unable to get her work done because she is getting up from her desk to wash her hands.
- Angela hears voices that tell her to “prepare her home for visitors from outer space.”
- Sally, a 7 year-old, sleeps in the same bed as her mother every night.
How did you determine whether the individuals below are normal or abnormal? Would you diagnose any of them with a psychological illness? Why or why not. Further, how do you define abnormal behavior?
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