____________________ Is Purposeful Touch That Conveys Empathy, Tenderness, and Care

question 44

Multiple Choice

____________________ is purposeful touch that conveys empathy, tenderness, and care.

• A) Medical touch
• B) Positive touch
• C) Engaging touch
• D) Therapeutic touch

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Definitions:

V or Z Codes

Codes used in diagnostic systems like the DSM to indicate factors that influence health status but are not in themselves illnesses.

Cattell Classification

A scheme for categorizing human cognitive abilities proposed by psychologist Raymond Cattell.

1942 MMPI

Refers to the original version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, a standardized psychometric test of adult personality and psychopathology published in 1942.

Diagnostic Codes

Diagnostic codes are standardized numerical or alphanumeric codes used to identify specific health disorders and conditions for diagnostic, billing, and coding purposes.