Question

Linda was suffering from an eye infection. her doctor prescribed her eye drops that she had to use 4 times a day, and advised her to apply warm compresses 5 times every day. the doctor also asked her to avoid using eye makeup. however, beverly used the solution only once a day and rarely applied warm compresses to her eye. she also continued to use eye makeup. beverly is practicing:

Answer 1

This is called creative non-adherence. This happens when someone makes a change or supplements something rather than following the exact prescribed treatment or regimen that they were given. They often make these decisions based on their own thoughts or theories about the illness or disorder or even about the treatment.