James, Who Has Been Critically Ill for Over a Month

question 64

Multiple Choice

James, who has been critically ill for over a month, wants to cast his vote during the upcoming midterm elections. Since his health will not permit him to go to the polling place on Election Day, he can make use of the _____ facility to cast his vote.

• A) alternative ballot
• B) absentee ballot
• C) cardinal ballot
• D) ancestral clause
• E) grandfather clause

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Definitions:

Factitious Disorder

A mental disorder in which an individual deliberately produces or exaggerates symptoms of illness in themselves for the primary purpose of assuming the sick role.

Psychological Need

An intrinsic desire pertinent to achieving mental well-being, such as the need for esteem, belonging, autonomy, and competence.

Physiological Ailments

Physical diseases or disorders that affect the body's structures or organs.

Factitious Disorder

A mental disorder in which a person acts as if they have a physical or mental illness when they are not really sick, often done to assume the sick role and gain medical attention.