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Your body's automatic, physical response to conflict is called ______.
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13. Stress and Health
Introduction to Stress
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In the context of stress and health, which term refers to a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease?
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Pathology
B
Etiology
C
Diagnosis
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Prognosis
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Understand the key terms related to health and disease: Pathology refers to the study of disease processes, Etiology is the study of the causes of diseases, Diagnosis is the identification of a disease based on symptoms and tests, and Prognosis is the prediction of the likely course and outcome of a disease.
Focus on the term that involves making a prediction about how a disease will progress over time and what the expected outcome might be.
Recall that Prognosis specifically deals with forecasting the future state of a disease, including chances of recovery, complications, or progression.
Differentiate Prognosis from Diagnosis, which is about identifying the disease at the present moment rather than predicting its future.
Conclude that the term referring to the prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease is Prognosis.
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