Asians may perceive illness as disharmony with other forces and conclude that medicine is only able to relieve the symptoms rather than cure the disease. They may look to naturalistic solutions and acupuncture to resolve or cure health problems
a. Communication
b. Space
c. Social organization
d. Environmental control
ANS: D
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