Multiple Choice
Why is the naming process so important for the treatment of disease?
A) Giving the disease a name assures the patient that the practitioner understands his case.
B) An unnamed disease is one in which there is not enough research to treat it effectively.
C) Naming the disease takes away its power, allowing the practitioner to fight it.
D) In many cases patients recover better if the disease is not named, because named diseases are scarier.
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