The majority of people function in a relatively healthy manner. What can diminish their functional capacity?
a. Lack of a support system
b. Periods of crisis
c. Nutritional deficits
d. A physical disease process
ANS: B
Periods of crisis can decrease functional capacity, moving a person toward the illness end of the continuum.
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