What Categories of Persons Are Most Likely to Be Poor

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Essay

What categories of persons are most likely to be poor in US society and therefore to require assistance of various kinds? How do race and gender factor into this?

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Definitions:

Physical Symptoms

Bodily signs or indicators of a medical condition, illness, or injury.

Pseudocyesis

A psychiatric condition in which a person believes they are pregnant and exhibits outward signs of pregnancy but is not actually pregnant.

Pseudo Expectancy

False anticipation of psychological or physiological effects, often occurring in the context of placebo effects or drug interactions.

Miscarriage

A loss of pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the womb, typically occurring before 20 weeks of gestation.