Which primary characteristic is unique for the immune response?
a. The immune response is similar each time it is activated.
b. The immune response is specific to the antigen that initiates it.
c. The response to a specific pathogen is short term.
d. The response is innate, rather than acquired.
Ans: b. The immune response is specific to the antigen that initiates it.
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A) Epidemiology helps understand the patterns of occurrence associated with mental disorders. B) Epidemiology helps explain research findings about the neurophysiology that causes mental disorders. C) Epidemiology provides a thorough theoretical explanation of why specific mental disorders occur. D) Epidemiology predicts when a specific psychiatric client will recover from a specific mental disorder.
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a. acute pain. b. chronic pain. c. intermittent episodes of pain. d. postoperative pain.