Dr Gelding Meets with Each of His Patients for Eight

question 48

Multiple Choice

Dr. Gelding meets with each of his patients for eight minutes each. While meeting with his white patients he listens carefully to their symptoms and asks follow-up questions. When he meets with his Asian patients, however, he often interrupts their recitation of symptoms, voices objections to their specific requests for medications and treatments, and often does not order the same lab tests as he would for his white patients with the same symptoms. What term best exemplifies Dr. Gelding's behavior?

• A) institutionalized racism
• B) institutionalized bias
• C) personally mediated racism
• D) personally moderated bias

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Definitions:

Deficiency

The shortfall or gap between what is available and what is required or expected.

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Cash Distribution

The process of disbursing funds from a company, trust, or fund to its owners, partners, or investors.

Capital Balances

The amount of capital credited to the owners or partners in a company, reflecting their ownership interest.