A Careful History of a Female Client with a Chief

question 20

Multiple Choice

A careful history of a female client with a chief complaint of intermittent diarrhea reveals that she also experiences bouts of constipation.She has no known allergies and experienced no unintentional weight loss.What is the most likely condition?

• A) Inflammatory bowel disease
• B) Irritable bowel syndrome
• C) Giardiasis
• D) Lactose intolerance

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Definitions:

Spotlight Effect

The belief that others are paying more attention to one's appearance and behavior than they actually are.

Audience Effect

The phenomenon where an individual's performance is influenced by the presence of others, typically improving on simple or well-rehearsed tasks and declining on complex or new ones.

Transparency Effect

The belief or expectation that one's personal, internal states are more apparent to others than they actually are.

Extrinsic Motivation

Motivation fueled by external incentives like financial gain, recognition, academic achievement, and commendation.