The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 Guaranteed That Competent Adults

question 63

True/False

The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 guaranteed that competent adults have a right to decide end of life care and life-sustaining treatment, and to put their choices in writing.

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Definitions:

Centration

A cognitive constraint in early childhood where the child focuses on one prominent aspect of a situation, neglecting other possible factors.

Stimulus

Anything in the environment that elicits a response from an organism.

Symbolic Functioning

The ability of a person, typically developing in early childhood, to use symbols, signs, or objects to represent something that is not physically present.

Sensorimotor Period

The first stage of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring from birth to about 2 years of age, where infants learn through interacting with their environment.