A patient tells the nurse that he has been fortunate since he has never experienced any major illnesses and has enjoyed good health without much effort. The nurse realizes this patient is defining "good health" as being which of the following?

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The patient's definition of good health centers around the absence of disease. The patient is not acknowledging the role of effort or an integrated method of functioning in maintaining good health, but rather defining it as simply the lack of illness or disease.

A Patient Tells the Nurse That He Has Been Fortunate