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Chapter: Chapter 14. Systems Thinking: From Single Solutions to One Health 39. Chicken pox is viewed as a lifelong disease that produces different manifestations at different ages. This is an example of which of the following uses of systems analysis? A) Incorporate interactions between factors to better understand the etiology of disease. B) Take into account the interactions between diseases. C) Utilize systems analysis to help understand the impact of a discase over the life span. D) Help identify bottlenecks and leverage points that can be used to improve population health. Ahead: How Can Systems Thinking Help Take Into Account the Interactions Between Diseases? 40. An investigator studies the etiology of a disease, taking into account or adjusting for potential confounding variables. This is an example of which of the following approaches? A) Reductionist thinking B) Integrative or systems thinking C) A combination of reductionist and systems thinking Ahead: What Makes Systems Thinking Different? 41. An investigator examines the factors that influence an outcome and creates a system diagram indicating the direction and magnitude of the impact of factors without requiring a demonstration of cause-and-effect relationships. This is an example of which of the following approaches? A) Reductionist thinking B) Integrative or systems thinking C) A combination of reductionist and systems thinking Ahead: What Is a System?

Answer 1

39c

System Analysis uses a variety of measures that operationalize the investigation of systems.

40a

Reductionist thinking is anApproach to problem solving that looks at each component of the problem one thing at a time.

41bSystem thinking is an approach that examines multiple influence on the development of an outcome and attempts to bring them together in a coherent whole system thinking.