A Consumer Recognizes a Need When He or She Perceives

question 1

Multiple Choice

A consumer recognizes a need when he or she perceives a difference between which of the following?

• A) benefits and costs
• B) actual state and desired state
• C) actual self-concept and social self-concept
• D) perceived risk and actual risk

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Definitions:

Medicine

The science and practice of diagnosing, treating, and preventing diseases and maintaining human health through various interventions, including drugs, surgery, and therapies.

Illness-Wellness Continuum

A model that illustrates the full range of health between the extremes of illness and wellness, emphasizing the dynamic state of health.

Body Systems

Refers to the groups of organs and physiological processes in the body that work together to perform essential functions, such as the circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems.

Chronic Arthritis

Long-term inflammation of the joints that causes pain and possibly loss of function.