What Is Meant by "Compression of Morbidity

question 24

Multiple Choice

What is meant by "compression of morbidity?"

• A)reducing the amount of exercise needed to reduce risk of CVD
• B)reducing the amount of time it takes to achieve benefits from activity
• C)shortening the total number of years that illnesses or disabilities occur
• D)shortening the total number of years of life

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Definitions:

Fertilized

The state of an egg cell after it has been penetrated and combined with a sperm cell, initiating the development of a new organism.

Splits

In psychoanalysis, a defense mechanism where conflicting internal attitudes or perspectives are separated from each other and not integrated.

Zygotes

are the initial cell formed when a new organism is produced by sexual reproduction, resulting from the fusion of male and female gametes.

Cognitive Development

The process of growth and change in intellectual capabilities, influencing a person's ability to learn, communicate, and understand.