Family Members Who Play the Denial "Game" __________

question 42

Multiple Choice

Family members who play the denial "game" __________.

• A) are often brutally candid with dying patients
• B) can make dying more difficult for patients
• C) can help patients die with dignity
• D) help patients preserve family relationships

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Definitions:

Cohabitation

The state of living together and having a sexual relationship without being married.

Common Law Marriage

A marriage recognized in some jurisdictions based on the cohabitation of a couple and their presentation as married to the community, without an official ceremony.

Battery

A criminal offense involving the unlawful physical action against another person, resulting in physical harm or offensive contact.

Criminal Act

An action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.