Public Health Workers Look for Ways to Prevent Diseases

question 50

Multiple Choice

Public health workers look for ways to prevent diseases.Which of the following jaundice-causing disease has the potential to be currently reduced by public health measures?

• A) Obstructive jaundice caused by gallstones.
• B) Obstructive jaundice caused by a cancerous tumor.
• C) Hepatitis A by sewage control.
• D) Cirrhosis caused by excessive alcohol consumption.
• E) Hemolytic jaundice by blood screening.

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Definitions:

Gestalt Psychology

A psychological theory that emphasizes understanding the whole experience rather than breaking it down into individual components.

Direct Perception

The theory that suggests sensory information is inherently meaningful and that objects in the environment afford opportunities for action without the need for cognitive processing.

Affordances

The opportunities or possibilities for action provided by objects and environments to an organism.

Agnosia

A neurological disorder marked by the inability to recognize objects, persons, sounds, shapes, or smells while the specific sense is not defective nor is there any significant memory loss.