Which of the Following Is an Assumption of the Medical

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an assumption of the medical model of illness?

• A)Illness is a deviation from the normal.
• B)Illness is general.
• C)Illness is caused by unique social factors.
• D)Illness is holistic and abstract.

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Definitions:

Hard Money

Referred to gold and silver currency—also called specie.

Specie

Coins made from precious metal and used as a medium of exchange; distinct from paper currency.

Panic of 1837

A financial crisis in the United States that led to a major recession lasting until the mid-1840s, triggered by a speculative fever and failure of banks.

Alexis de Tocqueville

A French political thinker and historian best known for his works "Democracy in America," examining the democratic revolution that he believed had been occurring over the previous several hundred years.