During an Initial Session, an Adolescent Girl Tells You That

question 23

Multiple Choice

During an initial session, an adolescent girl tells you that she is pregnant and is considering an abortion. Which of the following would be the most ethical and professional course for you to follow?

• A) Encourage her to get the abortion as soon as possible, without exploring any other option.
• B) Steer her toward having her baby and then consider adoption for her baby.
• C) Suggest that she go to church and pray about her situation.
• D) Help her to clarify the range of her choices in light of her own values.

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Definitions:

Tukey-Kramer

A statistical test used to find differences between groups’ means while controlling for type I error.

Multiple Comparison Procedure

A statistical method used to evaluate differences among group means after an ANOVA, controlling for the error rate.

Significantly Different

A statistical term used to describe a result that is unlikely to have occurred by chance alone, as determined by a predetermined significance level.

ANOVA

Short for Analysis of Variance, a statistical method used to compare means of three or more samples.