Is the inclusion of spiritual assessment of clients in health care settings (like those suggested by JCAHO) a good indication of how individuals will make use of health care services?

What will be an ideal response?


Yes, the person’s religion could impact use of health services. Some religious groups restrict the use of some practices (e.g. Jehovah’s Witness will not consent to blood transfusions). Dietary requirements may restrict Orthodox Jews from some protocols. Some religious people require only same sex providers. – Some religions denounce the completion of advance directives.

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Use Durkheim’s notion, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, in discussing a current sociological problem.

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The most frequent caregiving pattern is between partners

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What would Bowen’s concept of emotional cutoff be called in structural family therapy?

A. Disengagement B. Diffuse boundary C. Relational aversion D. Enmeshment

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