When the Rate of Disease, Injury, or Other Condition Exceeds

question 18

Multiple Choice

When the rate of disease, injury, or other condition exceeds the usual level of that condition, it is called:

• A) A pandemic
• B) Endemic
• C) An epidemic
• D) Mortality

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Definitions:

Motivated Forgetting

A psychological theory that suggests individuals may forget unwanted memories, either consciously or unconsciously, due to the memories being distressful or threatening.

Anxiety-Arousing Memories

Recollections of past events that trigger feelings of fear, worry, or apprehension.

Repression

In psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories.

Long-Term Memory

The aspect of memory where information is stored for an extended period, ranging from hours to a lifetime.