[Solved] A patient with high serum cholesterol and increased low-density lipoproteins is at risk of A) prostatic cancer B) atherosclerotic coronary disease C) leukemia D) polycythemia vera Depression: A prolonged period of significant economic decline characterized by a substantial increase in unemployment, a drop in available credit, shrinking output, and bankruptcies. Keynes: John Maynard Keynes was a British economist whose theories revolutionized macroeconomic practices and governmental economic policies. Government Spending: Expenditures made by the government for the purpose of economic activity, including salaries of public servants, public projects, and social services. Recession: A marked reduction in economic performance widespread throughout the economy, persisting for more than a few months, often seen in real GDP, real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale-retail sales.