In End-Of-Life Care Courses, Which Topic Are Instructors LEAST Likely

question 40

Multiple Choice

In end-of-life care courses, which topic are instructors LEAST likely to cover?

• A) ethical issues relating to withdrawing treatment from dying patients
• B) methods of controlling dying patients' pain
• C) ways of discussing death with dying patients
• D) the latest medical interventions for curing patients

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Definitions:

Exposure and Response-Prevention Therapy

A form of cognitive-behavioral therapy primarily used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, involving exposure to feared situations and prevention of the subsequent compulsive response.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

A mental health condition characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions).

Coulrophobia

An irrational fear of clowns, often resulting in anxiety and avoidance behaviors.

Behavioral Approach

A perspective in psychology which emphasizes the study of observable behaviors and the role of the environment as a determinant of behavior.