A Nurse Reads This Information in a Patient's Record: Suffered

question 10

Multiple Choice

A nurse reads this information in a patient's record: suffered anoxia at birth; foster home placement at age 3; taunted by peers during childhood; low self-esteem since adolescence.Which item would be classified as a biologic factor associated with the patient's mental illness?

• A) Anoxia at birth
• B) Low self-esteem
• C) Taunted by peers
• D) Trauma caused by parental death

---

Definitions:

Computational Skills

The ability to use mathematical techniques and algorithms to solve problems and perform calculations.

Fairness

A person’s opinion as to whether a price, wage, or allocation is considered morally or ethically acceptable.

Systematic Errors

Suboptimal choices that (1) are not rational because they do not maximize a person’s chances of achieving his or her goals and (2) occur routinely, repeatedly, and predictably.

Self-Interested

Acting in a way that is most beneficial to oneself, often used in the context of economic behavior assuming individuals act to maximize their own welfare.