Compared with Other Industrialized Nations in Terms of Infant Mortality

question 46

Multiple Choice

Compared with other industrialized nations in terms of infant mortality and life expectancy, the U.S.

• A) ranks near the bottom, having relatively high infant mortality and lower life expectancy.
• B) ranks near the top, having relatively low infant mortality and higher life expectancy.
• C) is in the middle; infant mortality is very low, but so is life expectancy.
• D) has very high infant mortality and high life expectancy.

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Definitions:

Denial

A defense mechanism where a person refuses to accept reality or facts, effectively blocking external events from awareness.

Refusal To Believe

The act of deliberately choosing not to accept or acknowledge information or facts, often despite evidence to the contrary, which can stem from various cognitive or emotional reasons.

Defense Mechanism

A psychological strategy unconsciously used to protect a person from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Displacement

A psychological defense mechanism where emotions are transferred from one object or person to another less threatening object or person.