Suppose That You Are a Physician and a 59-Year-Old Postmenopausal

question 4

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are a physician and a 59-year-old postmenopausal woman has come to you seeking hormone therapy to reduce her risk of heart disease.Which of the following statements regarding hormone therapy and heart disease would you tell this woman?

• A) Recent studies have found hormone therapy to be ineffective in reducing the risk of heart disease.
• B) Hormone therapy can increase the chance of developing osteoporosis.
• C) Hormone therapy does not have much effect on symptoms of menopause.
• D) Hormone therapy may cause excessive weight gain in some women.

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Definitions:

Resilience

The capacity to adapt well to significant adversity and to overcome serious stress.

Dynamic

Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress, often used to describe processes or systems that are not static.

Over Time

The progression or development of something as duration passes.

Differential Susceptibility

The idea that people vary in how sensitive (for better or worse) they are to particular experiences, either because of their genes or because of their past experiences. (Also called differential sensitivity.)