Receiving Is a Part of the Communication Process

question 22

Multiple Choice

Receiving is a part of the communication process.Which receiver is most likely to misinterpret a message sent by a health care professional?

• A)Well-adjusted adolescent who came in for a sports physical
• B)Recovering alcoholic who came in for a basic physical examination
• C)Man whose wife has just been diagnosed with lung cancer
• D)Man with a hearing impairment who uses sign language to communicate and who has an interpreter with him

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Definitions:

Devise

A legal term for the bequest of real estate property through a will.

Real Property

Real property includes land and anything permanently attached to it, like buildings, in contrast with personal property, which is movable.

Personal Property

Assets that are movable and not fixed to one location, such as furniture, vehicles, and equipment, contrary to real estate.

Demonstrative Legacy

A specific bequest in a will, directing a particular sum of money to be paid out of a specified asset or fund.