An Increasingly Popular Procedure for Facilitating Health Care Decisions in the Case

question 2

Multiple Choice

An increasingly popular procedure for facilitating health care decisions in the case of diminished competency is the use of _______________, a type of advance directive in which one person assigns another person authority to perform specified actions on his or her behalf.

• A) Durable power of attorney (DPA)
• B) Living will
• C) Court-appointed guardianship
• D) Defrayed responsibility

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Definitions:

Compulsions

Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that an individual feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to rigid rules.

Related

Having a connection or association with something else, either by blood, context, or similarity.

Cleaning Compulsion

A common compulsion in which people feel compelled to keep cleaning themselves, their clothing, and their homes.

Rubber Gloves

Protective gloves made of rubber or a similar material, used to protect the hands from chemicals, infectious agents, and other potentially harmful substances.