The Earliest and Most Important Factor Associated with Reduced Death

question 10

Multiple Choice

The earliest and most important factor associated with reduced death rates in the United States was_________.

• A)modern cure-oriented medicine
• B)industrialization
• C)preventive health care for individuals
• D)changes in the structure of contemporary families
• E)public health measures

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Definitions:

Superego

The superego is a component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, acting as the ethical component of the personality by providing moral standards by which the ego operates.

Oedipus Complex

A psychoanalytic theory introduced by Freud suggesting a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy towards the same-sex parent.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique in which the patient verbalizes thoughts as they come to mind without censorship or selection, intended to uncover unconscious desires and conflicts.

Erogenous Zones

Areas of the body that, when stimulated, give rise to sexual arousal and pleasure.