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Bob-Dole

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There are four categories of factors that increase an individual's vulnerability to developing a disease: genetic, physiological, age, and lifestyle. These are called:
 
  a. risk factors.
  b. causative factors.
  c. etiological factors.
  d. hazardous factors.

Question 2

The majority of people function in a relatively healthy manner, but their functioning capacity can be diminished by:
 
  a. lack of a support system.
  b. periods of crisis.
  c. nutritional deficits.
  d. a physical disease process.



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lauravaras

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Answer to Question 1

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Risk factors are placed into four categories.

Answer to Question 2

B
Periods of crisis can decrease functional capacity, moving a person toward the illness end of the continuum.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Excellent


alvinum

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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