A healthcare provider comments that a patient is "too old to take care of herself" and needs to "let a man make decisions for her." The nurse recognizes this healthcare provider is demonstrating which misanthropic feelings? Select all that apply:
1. Ageism
2. Sexism
3. Racism
4. Heterosexism
5. Ethnocentrism
1, 2
Explanation: 1. This is the belief that members of one age group are superior to those of other ages.
2. This is the belief that members of one gender are superior to the other gender.
3. This is the belief that members of one race are superior to those of other races.
4. This is the belief that everyone should be heterosexual.
5. This is the belief that one's own cultural group is superior to that of others.
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