Doctors' Use of Highly Technical Jargon, Even Though It Is

Multiple Choice

Doctors' use of highly technical jargon, even though it is often inappropriate for talking with patients, becomes their natural language because _________.

A) it helps maintain the traditional doctor-patient power distance
B) it reinforces their position as all-knowing
C) it is reinforced through interaction with other health-care professionals
D) why else would they have gone to medical school
E) an important part of doing any job is playing the role