Which Definition of Family Would Be the Most Useful for the Nurse

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which definition of family would be the most useful for the nurse practicing in the community?

• A)A group of persons with shared convictions
• B)A social unit interacting with the larger society
• C)People descended from a common ancestor
• D)Persons related either by blood or by legal contract (marriage)
• E)Whoever the family says is in their family

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

Cognitive dissonance is a psychological concept describing the discomfort experienced when holding contradictory beliefs, values, or attitudes, typically leading to a change in one of them to reduce the dissonance.

Attitudes

are psychological tendencies expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor.

Behavior

The actions or reactions of an object or organism, usually in relation to the environment, which can be observed and measured.

Likert Scale

A psychometric scale commonly involved in research that employs questionnaires, used to gauge attitudes, values, or responses involving degrees of agreement or disagreement.