A client has requested that she have a special item present in her room and explains that it gives her a feeling of comfort and a sense of organization. On which psychosocial component is this client focusing?
1. Culture
2. Religion
3. Ethnicity
4. Socialization
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Culture is a learned behavior and depends on underlying societal traits, including knowledge, beliefs, art, law, morals, and customs.
Rationale 2: Religion may be defined by a system of beliefs, practices, and ethical values about divine or superhuman power and is closely related to ethnicity. Religion gives a person a frame of reference and a perspective with which to organize information.
Rationale 3: Ethnicity describes the traits and common religious customs and language of a group within the social system.
Rationale 4: Socialization is the process of being raised within a culture and acquiring the characteristics of that group.
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