Kip Opens an Account at a Lotsa Goodies Store, and Buys

question 42

Multiple Choice

Kip opens an account at a Lotsa Goodies Store, and buys a digital music player and other items, but makes no payments on the account. To collect the debt, Mako, the manager, contacts Kip's parents. This violates

• A) no federal law.
• B) the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act.
• C) the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
• D) the Truth-in-Lending Act.

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Definitions:

Comorbidity

The presence of one or more additional diseases or disorders co-occurring with a primary disease or disorder.

Disorders

Conditions characterized by abnormal functions psychologically, physiologically, or anatomically leading to distress or impaired functioning.

Psychological Autopsy

A research method used after someone dies by suicide and involves comprehensive (often structured) interviews with others in the life of the deceased (e.g., partners, family, friends) as well as those involved in their health care to obtain detailed information about the deceased individual and what might have contributed to the individual’s suicide.

Suicide

The deliberate action of taking one's own life.