After learning of a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer the client begins to cry and asks "What have I done wrong? Why did God do this to me?" This statement reflects which health belief view?
1. Biomedical
2. Holistic
3. Magico-religious
4. Folk medicine
Correct Answer: 3
The magico-religious view is based on health and illness being controlled by supernatural forces. The client may believe that the illness is the result of bad behavior or opposing God's will. Getting well is also viewed as dependent on God's will. Some may believe that magic can cause illness. The biomedical health belief view is based on the belief that life and life processes are controlled by physical and biomedical processes that can be manipulated by humans. The holistic health belief view holds that the forces of nature must be maintained in balance or harmony. Folk medicine is defined as those beliefs and practices relating to illness prevention and healing that derive from cultural traditions rather than Western medicine's scientific base.
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