The Human Genome Project Has the Potential to Reduce Health-Care

question 6

Multiple Choice

The Human Genome Project has the potential to reduce health-care costs by assisting health-care providers to:

• A) detect illnesses before they become chronic.
• B) prevent chromosomal related illnesses.
• C) identify the most effective drugs for specific diseases.
• D) design low cost complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) remedies.

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Definitions:

Experience Conflicts

When an individual faces opposing demands, desires, or situations, leading to internal or external stress.

Preexisting Schemas

Cognitive structures or frameworks that help individuals organize and interpret information based on prior knowledge and experience.

Assimilation

A cognitive process in Jean Piaget's theory where individuals integrate new information into existing schemas or frameworks of understanding.

Feeling of Meaning

The subjective experience or sensation that one's life or circumstances have purpose and significance.