Which statement about the biomedical health belief system is true?
a. Life processes can be manipulated by human beings by mechanical interventions.
b. Life processes cannot be manipulated by human beings by mechanical interventions.
c. Disease has a nonspecific cause, onset, course, and treatment.
d. Disease is only caused by failure of body parts and chemical imbalances.
ANS: A
Characteristic of the biomedical health belief system include the beliefs that life is regulated by biomedical and physical processes. Life processes can be manipulated by human beings by mechanical interventions. Health is the absence of disease or signs and symptoms of disease. Disease is an alteration of the structure and function of the body. Disease has a specific cause, onset, course, and treatment. It is caused by trauma, pathogens, chemical imbalances, or failure of body parts. Treatment focuses on the use of physical and chemical treatments.
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