The 60-Year-Old Patient Who Has Had an Enucleation Asks When

question 10

Multiple Choice

The 60-year-old patient who has had an enucleation asks when he can get his prosthesis fitted.The nurse responds that the prosthesis will be fitted by an optician in approximately _________ weeks.

• A) 2
• B) 4
• C) 8
• D) 12

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Definitions:

Self-Serving Bias

The common tendency to attribute positive events to one's own character or actions but attribute negative events to external factors.

Defensive Attribution

A cognitive bias that involves attributing causes to behaviors or events in a way that defends oneself from feelings of vulnerability and mortality.

Stereotypes

Oversimplified generalizations about a group of people, often ignoring individual differences and based on assumptions rather than facts.

Social Schemas

Cognitive frameworks that help individuals organize and interpret information about the social world based on their personal experiences.