A Nurse Is Explaining to a Co-Worker That the Patient

question 15

Multiple Choice

A nurse is explaining to a co-worker that the Patient Self-Determination Act, the Ryan White Act, and the McKinney Homelessness Act are all examples of:

• A) bills that were passed without matching appropriations bills.
• B) health care policies and regulations created in the 1990s.
• C) laws that were enacted after involvement of philanthropies.
• D) the only times nurses will ever make differences in legislation.

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Definitions:

Socio-Cognitive Model

The theory that dissociative identity disorder is a form of role-playing in which individuals come to construe themselves as possessing multiple selves and then begin to act in ways consistent with their or their therapist’s conception of the disorder.

Nick Spanos

A psychologist known for his research on hypnosis, social influence, and the sociocognitive model of dissociative identity disorder.

DID

Stands for Dissociative Identity Disorder, a psychological condition characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states or identities within a single individual.

Trauma Model

The theory that dissociative identity disorder is caused by severe childhood trauma, including sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, accompanied by personality traits that predispose the individual to employ dissociation as a defence mechanism or coping strategy.