During an Assessment Interview, the Nurse Understands That the Client

During an assessment interview, the nurse understands that the client has decided not to take the physician's advice about an elective surgical procedure. The client shares that, "This is just not part of what I have in mind for my life's goals". This would fall into which of Gordon's functional health patterns?

A) Cognitive/perceptual pattern.
B) Coping/stress-tolerance pattern.
C) Value/belief pattern.
D) Health-perception/health-management pattern.