What Would Rogers Say to the Notion of Allowing Hospital

question 98

Multiple Choice

What would Rogers say to the notion of allowing hospital patients to have their pets visit them?

• A) He would support it, since pets can help patients deal with maladaptive defense mechanisms.
• B) It is a good idea, since pets can provide positive regard.
• C) No. Pets are unclean.
• D) Rogers would not support it, since he would argue that pets would stress the superego and cause conflict with the ego.

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Definitions:

Trypsinogen

An inactive enzyme precursor produced in the pancreas, that, once activated to trypsin, plays a key role in the digestion of proteins in the small intestine.

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