Select the Example of Primary Prevention

question 27

Multiple Choice

Select the example of primary prevention.

• A) Assisting a person diagnosed with a serious mental illness to fill a pill-minder
• B) Helping school-age children identify and describe normal emotions
• C) Leading a psychoeducational group in a community care home
• D) Medicating an acutely ill patient who assaulted a staff person

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Definitions:

Economic Deviance

Activities deviating from accepted economic norms and laws, including both white-collar crimes and other forms of illegal or unethical economic behaviors.

Deviant Motivation

The psychological drive or reasoning behind behavior that deviates from societal norms or expectations.

Unshareable Financial Problem

A financial difficulty that is perceived as so embarrassing or stigmatizing that the individual feels it cannot be disclosed to others.

Rationalizing Away

Rationalizing away is the process of offering a rational, logical, or plausible reason for actions or attitudes that are actually motivated by different, often less acceptable reasons.