Your mental health nursing instructor is providing a session on cultural beliefs related to health and illness
Following the session, the instructor asks the nursing student to describe potential beliefs of an Asian-American patient in regard to illness. Which of the fol lowing is the most appropriate response made by the student?
A) "Illness is due to an imbalance between yin and yang."
B) "Illness is a punishment for sins."
C) "Illness is a disharmonious state that may be caused by demons and spirits."
D) "Illness is due to lack of exercise."
A
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