What does subjective mean?

• A. Comes from a person's own views and beliefs
• B. Based on facts
• C. Measured with instruments
• D. Considering the majority opinion

Answer: (A)

Subjective means based on a person’s own views, beliefs, feelings, and personal perspective. It describes judgments or opinions that can vary from person to person because they come from inside the individual rather than from outside facts. In health, subjective data are what a patient reports about how they feel—like pain level, mood, or dizziness—things not measured with tools but described in the person’s own words. In contrast, information that is based on facts and can be measured with instruments is objective. So the idea that something is based on facts or measured with instruments would be objective, not subjective. The idea of considering the majority opinion refers to a social viewpoint or consensus, which isn’t the same as a person’s internal perspective.