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What did the World Health Organization (WHO) define health as?
What did the World Health Organization (WHO) define health as?
- The absence of disease
- Complete physical, mental, and social well-being (correct)
- Lack of infirmity
- Soundness of body
What is the main issue with the WHO's definition of health?
What is the main issue with the WHO's definition of health?
- The ambiguity surrounding the term 'complete' (correct)
- Difficult quantification of 'absence'
- Lack of agreement on the term 'disease'
- Challenges in defining 'infirmity'
What is the duty of a doctor working in a hospital, as mentioned in the text?
What is the duty of a doctor working in a hospital, as mentioned in the text?
- Understanding disease circumstances (correct)
- Ensuring financial stability
- Counseling patients
- Managing hospital staff
Are health and disease following an all-or-none pattern, as mentioned in the text?
Are health and disease following an all-or-none pattern, as mentioned in the text?
How did the text define health?
How did the text define health?
Is the distribution of disease random in the population, according to the text?
Is the distribution of disease random in the population, according to the text?
Which attribute of optimal health ensures the physical aspect of health?
Which attribute of optimal health ensures the physical aspect of health?
What does disease result from according to the text?
What does disease result from according to the text?
Which dimension of health includes the feeling of well-being?
Which dimension of health includes the feeling of well-being?
What is the ultimate end of the health spectrum described in the text?
What is the ultimate end of the health spectrum described in the text?
Which aspect of health involves the ability to do normal duties at various levels?
Which aspect of health involves the ability to do normal duties at various levels?
What is the result of a reversible abnormality in the body?
What is the result of a reversible abnormality in the body?
What is the focus of ecology of health?
What is the focus of ecology of health?
Which of the following is NOT a factor related to the host in the ecology of health?
Which of the following is NOT a factor related to the host in the ecology of health?
What can doctors working within hospitals not modify according to the text?
What can doctors working within hospitals not modify according to the text?
In the ecology of health, what factors are considered related to the environment?
In the ecology of health, what factors are considered related to the environment?
What is an example of a genetically determined disease mentioned in the text?
What is an example of a genetically determined disease mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is a factor considered related to the disease agent in ecology of health?
Which of the following is a factor considered related to the disease agent in ecology of health?
What is the main intervention in primordial prevention?
What is the main intervention in primordial prevention?
Which of the following is an example of primary prevention measures?
Which of the following is an example of primary prevention measures?
What is the main goal of secondary prevention?
What is the main goal of secondary prevention?
Which activity is NOT part of secondary prevention?
Which activity is NOT part of secondary prevention?
What is the focus of tertiary prevention?
What is the focus of tertiary prevention?
Which level of prevention is applied after the onset of disease?
Which level of prevention is applied after the onset of disease?
Why is the risk of disease not the same for every individual in a population?
Why is the risk of disease not the same for every individual in a population?
What does the variability in the age of onset of diseases like diabetes mellitus suggest?
What does the variability in the age of onset of diseases like diabetes mellitus suggest?
What can explain the higher prevalence of hypertension in many industrialized countries compared to underdeveloped countries?
What can explain the higher prevalence of hypertension in many industrialized countries compared to underdeveloped countries?
Why do many people spend their lives without developing diseases like diabetes mellitus?
Why do many people spend their lives without developing diseases like diabetes mellitus?
What contributes to the variation in the risk of disease among different populations?
What contributes to the variation in the risk of disease among different populations?
Why is it inaccurate to assume that every individual in a population will develop a particular disease at a given age?
Why is it inaccurate to assume that every individual in a population will develop a particular disease at a given age?
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