It Is TRUE That the SUPPORT Study Said That

question 8

Multiple Choice

It is TRUE that the SUPPORT study said that:

• A) Disabled people in America cannot get the support they need to lead lives of independence and dignity.
• B) Disabled people in America are only supported to die, not to fight against a prejudiced system.
• C) Physicians who make mistakes should be supported by other physicians when they publicly admit to their mistakes.
• D) Competent people do not accurately predict what they will find as an acceptable quality of life when they are later faced with decisions about continuing to live on respirators, or in a paralyzed state.
• E) When they are depressed, patients do not understand that they may feel better if they take anti-depressant medications.

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Definitions:

Humanistic

An approach in psychology that emphasizes empathy and stresses the good in human behavior.

Hypotheses

Proposed explanations or predictions for specific phenomena, typically based on limited evidence, to be tested through further investigation.

Tentative Explanations

Preliminary hypotheses or guesses made to explain a phenomenon, subject to further confirmation or refutation.

Scientifically Tested

The evaluation or investigation of a hypothesis, theory, or product through rigorous and controlled experiments to establish its validity or efficacy.