More Recent Research on the Role of Family Functioning in Asthma

question 65

Multiple Choice

More recent research on the role of family functioning in asthma suggests that

• A)family functioning plays no role in asthma.
• B)family functioning is a major cause in the initial development of asthma.
• C)family functioning influences the frequency and severity of asthmatic symptoms.
• D)parents' management of the child's asthma is not relevant for young children.

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Definitions:

Prenatal Development

The process of growth and development within the womb from conception to birth.

Zygotic

Pertaining to a zygote, which is a fertilized egg cell that results from the union of a female gamete (ovum) and a male gamete (sperm).

Embryonic

Pertaining to an embryo, which is an early stage in the development of organisms, prior to birth or hatching.

Fetal

Fetal refers to a stage of development that takes place in the womb, from the end of the embryonic stage until birth.