How do epidemiologists measure disease burden and what have their results revealed?
What will be an ideal response?
Disease burden is a combination of measures of mortality and disability. By equating certain medical diseases and injuries with specific mental disorders, epidemiologists estimate the disease burden due to various conditions. Their results indicate that the top three conditions in terms of disease burden are all cardiovascular conditions; all mental disorders, including suicide; and all malignant disease (cancer). The specific mental disorder that accounts for the greatest disease burden is unipolar major depression.
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a. repeatedly paired with the UCR. b. repeatedly paired with the CS. c. not paired with any other stimulus. d. repeatedly paired with the UCS.
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A) eat more of B) eat less of C) eat the initial item but ignore D) combine (and then eat) the first item with E) angrily reject the initial item but sadly reject