What Principle Should the Nurse Remember When Trying to Distinguish

question 2

Multiple Choice

What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from diseases?

• A) It is difficult to tell the difference because both processes are believed to result from cell injury.
• B) It is easy to tell normal processes from abnormal processes.
• C) Disease, unlike aging, has a genetic component.
• D) Aging is defined as exceeding life expectancy, but not maximal life span.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.