An Older, Emaciated Client Is Brought to an Emergency Department

question 6

Multiple Choice

An older, emaciated client is brought to an emergency department by the client's caregiver. The client has bruises and abrasions on shoulders and back in multiple stages of healing. When the client is directly asked about these symptoms, which type of client response would the nurse anticipate?

• A) The client will honestly reveal the nature of the injuries.
• B) The client may deny or minimize the injuries.
• C) The client may have forgotten what caused the injuries.
• D) The client will ask to be placed in a nursing home.

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

The tendency to evaluate others in terms of first impressions.

Actor-Observer Effect

A psychological bias where people tend to attribute their own actions to situational factors while attributing others' actions to their personalities or character.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personality-based explanations for behaviors observed in others while underestimating the influence of external factors.

Social-Cognitive Perspective

A view in psychology that focuses on how people learn through observing others, and how they control their behavior through self-regulation and social interaction.