An Older Patient Learns That He Has Metastatic Cancer

question 5

Multiple Choice

An older patient learns that he has metastatic cancer. The patient states: "I must have angered God." This is an example of which type of belief?

• A) Biomedical
• B) Magico-religious
• C) Naturalistic
• D) Ayurvedic

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Definitions:

Reversibility

In cognitive development, the understanding that actions can be reversed, allowing things to return to their original state; considered a key stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development.

Vocabulary

The range of words known and used by a person in a particular language.

40,000 Words

An often-cited milestone in child language acquisition, referring to the number of words a child is said to understand or use by a certain age, though the precise number can vary widely.

10,000 Words

Often referenced as the volume of vocabulary an individual should aim to understand or use to achieve fluency in a given language.