Which Behavioral Risk Factor Is a Major Contributor to Morbidity

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which behavioral risk factor is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in the United States?

• A) Homicide or suicide
• B) Motor vehicle accidents
• C) Chronic disease
• D) Substance use and abuse

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Definitions:

Plane Crashes

Tragic accidents involving the failure and crash of an aircraft.

Cognitive Dissonance

A mental discomfort experienced by a person who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time, leading to an alteration in one of the attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors to reduce the discomfort and restore balance.

Doomsday Group

A collective or organization that predicts or prepares for a catastrophic end of the world.

Formal Reasoning

The cognitive process of thinking logically and systematically about abstract concepts and problems, often associated with the ability to perform operations in a formal operational stage of development.