You Are Reviewing for Your Nursing School Entry Exam with Your

question 13

Multiple Choice

You are reviewing for your nursing school entry exam with your study group. Each person in the group agrees to cover one disease. You select toxoplasmosis for your presentation. Toxoplasmosis can be a serious problem for those who are immunosuppressed, as well as for fetuses. Even in healthy people, the immune system may not clear the organism, resulting in a latent infection that can reactivate when immunity declines.
-Why is toxoplasmosis is not treated in otherwise healthy people?

• A) Healthy people do not get toxoplasmosis.
• B) There are no medications available for treatment.
• C) T. gondii is extremely resistant to medications.
• D) The disease is brought under control by their immune system.
• E) The available medications are very toxic to most people.

Understand the concept of cognitive dissonance and its impact on attitude and behavior modification.

Recognize the role of social norms in guiding behavior within societies.

Identify the effects of culture and cultural transmission across generations.

Explain the theories related to attitude change, including role-playing and cognitive dissonance theories.

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Definitions:

Future Actions

Planned or anticipated activities or behaviors that are intended to be carried out in the future.

Daily Task

denotes routine activities or chores that are performed on a daily basis, contributing to personal or professional productivity.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where older memories inhibit the ability to remember new information.

Retention

The ability to keep or hold onto information, objects, or qualities over time.