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crobinson2013

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Which role is an example of an ascribed role?
 
  a. Sex
  b. Occupation
  c. Manner of dealing with stress
  d. Attitude toward homosexuality

Question 2

The nurse asks a patient with schizophrenia if he had any visitors on Sunday. Which response indicates loose association?
 
  a. No.
  b. Yes I had 90 visitors who came from every state in the union.
  c. Sunday is the Sabbath. Do we have visitors on the Sabbath?
  d. We visited Yellowstone Park last summer.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Ascribed roles are those that a person takes on, but had no personal choice in the matter. Ethnicity, sex, and nationality are examples of ascribed roles.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Loose association is a type of disordered thinking that occurs when the individual cannot interpret information and the conversation does not flow.



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