The Most Common Reaction to a Chronic Illness Tends to Be

question 22

Multiple Choice

The most common reaction to a chronic illness tends to be depression.Unlike anxiety, depression tends to ______.

• A)increase adherence rates
• B)be more of a long-term reaction
• C)decrease as pain and disability increase
• D)be found primarily in men

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Definitions:

Water

A colorless, tasteless, and odorless substance essential for most plant and animal life and the most widely used solvent.

Solvent

A substance, typically a liquid, capable of dissolving other substances (solutes) to form a solution.

Solute

A material that is dissolved within another material, usually forming the smaller proportion of a solution.

Solution

A homogeneous mixture composed of two or more substances, where the solute is dissolved in the solvent.