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s.tung · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is reviewing theories of illness. The germ theory, which states that microscopic organisms such as bacteria and viruses are responsible for specific disease conditions, is a basic belief of which theory of illness?

a. Holistic
b. Biomedical
c. Naturalistic
d. Magicoreligious

Question 2

In the majority culture of America, coughing, sweating, and diarrhea are symptoms of an illness. For some individuals of Mexican-American origin, however, these symptoms are a normal part of living. The nurse recognizes that this difference is true,

probably because Mexican-Americans:
a.
Have less efficient immune systems and are often ill.
b.
Consider these symptoms part of normal living, not symptoms of ill health.
c.
Come from Mexico, and coughing is normal and healthy there.
d.
Are usually in a lower socioeconomic group and are more likely to be sick.

deja · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Among the biomedical explanations for disease is the germ theory, which states that microscopic organisms such as bacteria and viruses are responsible for specific disease conditions. The naturalistic, or holistic, perspective holds that the forces of nature must be kept in natural balance. The magicoreligious perspective holds that supernatural forces dominate and cause illness or health.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The nurse needs to identify the meaning of health to the patient, remembering that concepts are derived, in part, from the way in which members of the cultural group define health.