Generalizing from the Text,which Is the BEST Strategy for a Health-Care

question 168

Multiple Choice

Generalizing from the text,which is the BEST strategy for a health-care professional to follow with terminally ill patients?

• A)Bring up the topic of dying so that people fully express their emotions.
• B)Take cues from individual people as to whether they want to talk about dying.
• C)Try to get people to move from bargaining to anger,to depression,to acceptance.
• D)Avoid the topic of dying and death.

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Definitions:

Emotion-Focused Coping

A coping strategy that involves managing one's emotional response to a problem rather than addressing the problem itself.

Terminal Cancer

An advanced stage of cancer where the disease is considered incurable and likely to lead to death within a relatively short period of time.

Health Problems

Issues or conditions that negatively affect an individual's physical or mental well-being.

Late Adulthood

A stage in human development that typically begins at age 65 and lasts until death, characterized by retirement, physical changes, and adjustments to social roles.