A Practice Manager Fires a Medical Assistant and Cannot Provide

question 32

Multiple Choice

A practice manager fires a medical assistant and cannot provide a legal reason for the dismissal. This is an example of which of the following:

• A) employment-at-will
• B) wrongful discharge
• C) just cause
• D) discrimination
• E) public policy

Describe strategies for increasing the diversity of mental health providers, including the training of paraprofessionals.

Recognize the influence of cultural differences on psychological diagnosis and treatment.

Identify the effects of societal and political attitudes on the mental health and diagnosis of communities of color.

Acknowledge the role and efficacy of traditional healers and indigenous paraprofessionals in mental health care.

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Definitions:

Alleles

Different forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome, influencing the development of different traits or characteristics in an organism.

Mendel's Law

Principles established by Gregor Mendel defining the inheritance patterns of traits through generations, including the law of segregation and independent assortment.

Independent Assortment

A principle of genetics stating that genes for different traits are separated into gametes independently of each other during meiosis.

Segregation

The act of separating or setting apart from others; can refer to the separation of substances or to discriminatory practices based on race or other factors.