The Tongue Is Commonly Infected (In as Many as 83%)with

question 1

Multiple Choice

The tongue is commonly infected (in as many as 83%) with _________ in patients with Sicca syndrome (SS) .

• A) Borrelia burgdorferi
• B) Candida albicans
• C) Streptococcus mutans
• D) Helicobacter pylori

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Definitions:

Personal Dispositions

Patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior that are unique to an individual, contributing to how one responds to their environment.

Attitudes

Attitudes are psychological tendencies expressed by evaluating entities with some degree of favor or disfavor.

Attribution

The process by which individuals explain the causes of behavior and events, often as either internal dispositions or external situations.

Cognitive Dissonance

The psychological discomfort experienced when holding two or more conflicting beliefs, ideas, or values.