A Nurse Recognizes That a Patient with an STI May

question 4

Multiple Choice

A nurse recognizes that a patient with an STI may not cooperate in reporting sexual contacts.What fears might prevent reporting? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Judgment by health care workers
• B) Identifying self as infected
• C) Rejection by contacts
• D) Infecting others
• E) Reprisal from identified contacts

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Definitions:

Freud

Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Falsifiable

A characteristic of a statement, hypothesis, or theory that denotes it can be proven false by observation or experimentation.

Heuristic

A method or approach that enables a person to discover or learn something for themselves, often using experiences or observations rather than rigid rules.

Psychoanalytic

Pertaining to a psychological theory and therapy that emphasizes the role of unconscious factors in human behavior.