Regarding Health and Disease, Which Statement Is NOT True

question 51

Multiple Choice

Regarding health and disease, which statement is NOT true?

• A) Beginning in middle age, women have higher disease and disability rates than men do.
• B) At every age, death rates vary by ethnic group.
• C) People in developing countries can expect to live about the same number of healthy years as people in developed countries.
• D) Men are twice as likely as women to die of any cause.

---

Definitions:

Brain Activity

The functionality and processes executed by the brain, including neural activity, as measured by various techniques such as fMRI or EEG.

Respiration

The biochemical process of exchanging gases between an organism and its environment, involving inhalation of oxygen and exhalation of carbon dioxide.

Two-factor Theory

A theory that proposes that emotions are based on physiological arousal and cognitive labeling of the cause of that arousal.

James-Lange Theory

A theory suggesting that emotions result from the perception of bodily reactions to an event.