Patricia Has Been Prescribed Doxycycline for a Chlamydia Infection

question 12

Multiple Choice

Patricia has been prescribed doxycycline for a chlamydia infection. She is healthy and her only medication is an oral combined contraceptive. Patricia's education would include:

• A) Use a back-up method of birth control (condom) until her next menses.
• B) Doxycycline may cause tendonitis and she should report any joint pain.
• C) Her partner will need treatment if her infection doesn't clear with the doxycycline.
• D) Doxycycline is used for one-dose treatment of STIs; take the whole prescription at once.

Identify gender bias in titles and language and recognize the importance of neutral language.

Utilize bias-free language to avoid categorizing or stigmatizing individuals.

Understand the impact of positive language and attitude, even in negative situations.

Recognize the role of credibility and ethics in effective communication.

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Definitions:

Behaviorism

A theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning, without considering thoughts or feelings.

Watson

John B. Watson is considered the father of behaviorism, a school of psychology focusing on observable behaviors rather than mental processes.

Gestalt

A theory of mind and brain that proposes that the operational principle of the brain is holistic, parallel, and analog, with self-organizing tendencies; often summarized by the phrase "the whole is different from the sum of its parts."

Wertheimer

Max Wertheimer, a founder of Gestalt psychology, which emphasizes holistic processing and pattern recognition in perception.