Which Type of Touch Is Described as Functional-Professional

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which type of touch is described as functional-professional?

• A) A nurse performing an assessment
• B) Shaking the hand of an acquaintance
• C) A child laying their head on the mother's lap
• D) Hugging a good friend and former coworker good-bye

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Definitions:

Irrational

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Problem of Evil

A philosophical dilemma concerning how to reconcile the existence of evil with an omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and omniscient God.

Theodicies

Justifications of God's goodness and omnipotence in the face of the existence of evil.

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