Spiritual Assessment Is Not Usually a Part of a Formal

question 4

Multiple Choice

Spiritual assessment is not usually a part of a formal assessment tool, with the exception of asking about religious practices that may be important to continue in the hospital. Which question addresses religious practices?

• A) "Would you like a chaplain to come pray with you?"
• B) "Do you turn to spiritual guidance as a source of strength in illness?"
• C) "What helps you most when you feel afraid?"
• D) "What is most frightening about your situation?"

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

A bias in social psychology where individuals overestimate the role of dispositional factors and underestimate situational factors in explaining other people's behavior.

Dispositional Explanations

An approach to explaining behavior by attributing it to internal traits or personality factors of the individual.

Reformulated Learned Helplessness

A theory suggesting that individuals learn they have no control over unpleasant or harmful situations, which leads to passive and depressive responses, revised to include the role of cognitive factors.

Universal Helplessness

A theory suggesting a belief in being unable to control or influence outcomes in most or all areas of life, leading to a state of passive resignation.