AP PSYCHOLOGY

TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

PSYCHOTHERAPY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
when clients make and informed decision not to follow a prescribed treatment program, this called:
A
self-determination
B
relapse
C
adverse reaction
D
noncompliance
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Noncompliance occurs when a patient (family, caregiver, guardian) fails to adhere to a healthcare provider’s recommendations or prescribed treatment plan. This can include medications, procedures, follow-up appointments, and lifestyle modifications.

Detailed explanation-2: -Patient nonadherence (sometimes called noncompliance) can take many forms; the advice given to patients by their healthcare professionals to cure or control disease is too often misunderstood, carried out incorrectly, forgotten, or even completely ignored.

Detailed explanation-3: -Patient non-compliance is a phenomenon which physician meets in his every-day practice. It covers different aspects of patient behaviour, but the most important role plays non-compliance with medication. Medication non-compliance is common among patients, with no respect to kind of disease or its severity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Intentional nonadherence can be considered as a process in which the patient actively decides not to use treatment or follow treatment recommendations. This usually reflects a rational decision-making process in which the patient weighs the pros and cons of the treatment.

Detailed explanation-5: -Non-compliance as a health problem The term “non-compliance” might be taken to refer both to the failure to follow a drug regimen and to the failure to adopt other measures that contribute to improvement in health-for example, changes in lifestyle or diet.

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