Professionals Who Fail to Exercise Normal Care and Skill in the Performance

question 42

Multiple Choice

Professionals who fail to exercise normal care and skill in the performance of a contract for their services may be sued for a special type of breach known as: ______.

• A) sub par performance.
• B) illegal practice.
• C) malpractice.
• D) competence reservation.

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Definitions:

Therapeutic Milieu

An environment structured to effect positive change in patients through social interactions with staff and other patients within a clinical setting.

Freudian Theory

A set of psychoanalytic theories developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious motivations and conflicts as drivers of human behavior.

Psychosexual Stage

A concept in Freudian psychology that describes the series of developmental phases children go through, during which the libido is focused on different areas of the body.

Milieu Therapy

A therapeutic approach that utilizes the environment, including people, setting, and activities, to influence a patient's behavior positively.