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A construction company was removing air conditioning equipment from a truck parked on a residential street, using a crane. The equipment weighed several hundred pounds. A half-block away, the mother of a seven-year-old boy was standing on her front porch, watching her son walk to the school bus stop at the end of the block. As the boy walked past the construction site, the air conditioning equipment fell, landing mere inches away from the boy, who calmly continued walking to his bus. While the boy suffered no ill effects from the incident, the boy’s mother, who had a clear view of the incident, immediately fainted after seeing her son so close to certain death. For the next 48 hours, the mother was unable to function due to shock over the event. In the following months, the mother had difficulty sleeping due to nightmares as a result of the incident. The mother sued the construction company on behalf of her son for negligent infliction of emotional distress, and produced evidence at trial conclusively establishing that the construction company was negligent in allowing the air conditioning equipment to fall. Which of the following is the construction company’s best defense against this action?

At lunch with two co-workers, the owner of a bike offered to sell it to his manager for $100. His manager replied, “That ancient thing? I’ll give you$50 for it.” The owner’s assistant then stated, “I’ll buy it for $75.” Immediately after the owner responded, “OK,” the manager said, “Wait a minute. How old is it?” When the owner replied, “Two years old,” the manager said, “OK, I’ll buy it for $100.” Which of the following statements is true?

What are open groups?

Which of the following is an example of an explanatory question?

You are a registered dietitian working in a clinic that serves older adults. You want to be able to quickly assess a patient’s nutritional status. How might you do this?

Which of the following statements is true of the LGBTQ population?

Which of the following statements is true of using silence when facilitating groups?

Which of the following is an advantage of group counseling?

Which of the following communication styles is generally respected, is appropriately emotionally honest, direct, self-enhancing, and expressive?

A theater owner wanted to renovate the interior of the classic theater that he owned. The theater owner contacted a light vendor and the parties began negotiating a deal for unique stage and overhead lighting for the theater. After a couple of phone calls, the light vendor sent a letter to the theater owner that stated: “20 overhead fixtures and 14 stage lights to be delivered on the first of the month.” The theater owner, intending to form a contract, responded with a signed letter containing the following: “Delivery, fixtures, and stage lights sound good. Installation would also be helpful.” After the light vendor received the theater owner’s letter, was there an enforceable contract between the theater owner and the light vendor?