When Questioning the Patient Regarding His or Her Sexual History

question 16

Multiple Choice

When questioning the patient regarding his or her sexual history, which question should be asked initially?

• A)"Do you have any particular sexual likes or dislikes?"
• B)"Do you have any worries or concerns regarding your sex life?"
• C)"How often do you have intercourse and with whom?"
• D)"Do you have any reason to think you may have been exposed to a sexually transmitted infection?"
• E)"What sexually transmitted diseases have you had in the past?"

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Definitions:

Utility-Maximizing

A principle in economics where consumers aim to achieve the highest level of satisfaction with their choices, subject to their income and the prices of goods and services.

Marginal Utility

Marginal Utility represents the additional satisfaction or utility a consumer gains from consuming one more unit of a good or service.

Diminishing Marginal Utility

A principle stating that as a person increases consumption of a product, there is a decline in the satisfaction or utility they derive from each additional unit.

Utility Maximization

The economic principle that individuals seek to obtain the greatest possible satisfaction from their consumption choices, given their income and prices.