Several health belief systems exist. The client tells the nurse of believing that physical biomedical processes control life
Which health belief system is dominated by this belief that physical and biomedical processes can be studied and manipulated to control life? A) Scientific/biomedical
B) Magicoreligious
C) Holistic medicine
D) Yin–yang and hot–cold theories
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Scientific/biomedical: The belief that physical and biomedical processes can be studied and manipulated to control life. Magicoreligious: The belief that supernatural forces dominate. Holistic medicine: The belief that the forces of nature must be kept balanced. Yin–yang and hot–cold theories: The belief that illness develops when life forces are out of balance.
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