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chads108

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A patient with Parkinson disease has challenged himself to maintain mobility for longer than the physician predicts. He strives every day to walk 5 to 10 steps further than the day before.
 
  This phenomenon, being researched by social psychologists, is known as
  A)
  stubbornness.
  B)
  assertiveness.
  C)
  hardiness.
  D)
  positivism.

Question 2

Which of the following infectious agents listed below would be a site-specific pathogen and not spread throughout the body via the circulatory system? A patient diagnosed with
 
  A)
  B. burgdorferi caused by a tick bite.
  B)
  Salmonella typhi related to ingestion of contaminated food or water.
  C)
  Helicobacter pylori diagnosed after an endoscopic procedure.
  D)
  N. meningitidis infection in a child in a daycare setting.



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Answer to Question 1

Ans:
C

Feedback:

Hardiness describes a personality characteristic that includes a sense of having control over the environment, a sense of having a purpose in life, and an ability to conceptualize stressors as a challenge rather than a threat.

Answer to Question 2

Ans:
C

Feedback:

H. pylori is an extreme example of a site-specific pathogen (localized infectious disease). The other three pathogens are called systemic pathogens because they can disseminate throughout the body via the circulatory system.



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