An Appropriate Way to Handle a Patient Relocation and Address

question 124

Multiple Choice

An appropriate way to handle a patient relocation and address change is to ____.

• A) stop trying to contact the patient after two unsuccessful tries
• B) write off the charges as a hardship case
• C) ask a third party for the patient's new address
• D) turn the account over to a collection agency immediately
• E) send a statement to the patient's relatives for payment

---

Definitions:

Person-Situation Debate

A discourse in psychology that questions whether behavior is primarily influenced by personality traits or situational factors.

Walter Mischel

An American psychologist known for his research on personality and his critique of the idea that behavior is consistent across different situations.

Gordon Allport

An American psychologist regarded as one of the founding figures of personality psychology.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis and developed theories about the unconscious mind, defense mechanisms, and psychosexual stages.