Emerging Risk Factors for CAD Include __________

question 244

Multiple Choice

Emerging risk factors for CAD include __________.

• A) Advancing age, family history, and male sex.
• B) Impaired fasting glucose, obesity, and hypertension.
• C) Lipoprotein(a), advancing age, and male sex.
• D) Homocysteine, lipoprotein(a), and fibrinogen.

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Definitions:

Aversive Conditioning

A behavioral training method that uses negative stimuli to reduce or eliminate undesirable behaviors.

Behavioral Contracting

A treatment approach that involves creating a formal agreement between a patient and therapist outlining behaviors to change and consequences.

Negative Transference

In psychotherapy, a psychological phenomenon where a patient projects feelings of anger, hatred, or disappointment onto the therapist, often rooted in past relationships.

Desensitization

A process in psychology used to reduce phobic or negative reactions to stimuli by gradually exposing the individual to the stimuli in a controlled manner.