The Scientific Study of the Causes or Origins of Specific

question 28

Multiple Choice

The scientific study of the causes or origins of specific diseases is called:

• A) etiology.
• B) entomology.
• C) epidemiology.
• D) behavioral medicine.

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Definitions:

Sexuality

The capacity for sexual feelings, activities, and orientations, as well as the ways these are experienced and expressed by individuals.

Interpersonal Relationships

The connections and associations between two or more people, which may vary in duration and significance and include various forms, such as friendship, family ties, and romantic relationships.

Neo-Freudians

Psychologists who were influenced by Freud's theories but developed their own distinct psychological theories and models, often diverging significantly in their emphasis on social and environmental factors in personality development.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist known as the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue.