Geriatrics
a. is more multidimensional than gerontology.
b. uses a biopsychosocial model.
c. helps the elderly gain greater insight into the meaning of life.
d. focuses on preventing and managing disease in later life.
ANSWER: d
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a. Traditional b. Preventive c. Conventional d. Holistic
Norms that are simply the customary, normal, and habitual ways a group does things are known as:
a. mores. b. laws. c. customs. d. folkways.
The AMA’s power has declined in part because of
a. ?the growing political power of Republicans. b. ?the significant percentage of doctors who choose not to join. c. ?the growing conservatism of American doctors. d. the unwillingness of legislators to accept campaign contributions from the AMA. e. declining support for US medical schools among charitable foundations.
Which of the following is the best example of a "master status"?
eye color race or ethnicity number of siblings birthplace