'Sick Role' Refers To

question 56

Multiple Choice

'Sick role' refers to:

• A) the different ways in which sick people perceive themselves
• B) the norms which govern the behaviour of people responding to sick people
• C) the norms which govern the behaviour of the sick person
• D) the procedures for handling people with life-threatening illnesses
• E) all possible actions of people with long-term disabling diseases

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Definitions:

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a national public health institute in the United States focused on protecting public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability.

Confirmed TB

Tuberculosis that has been diagnosed through medical testing, confirming the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria.

Suspected TB

When signs, symptoms, or test results suggest that a person may have tuberculosis.

Sterile Technique

A set of procedures used to prevent contamination by microbes during surgeries, medical injections, and other processes that require a germ-free environment.