Question

read this paragraph. over forty years ago a doctor at the mayo clinic wrote that four out of five times hed find out what was wrong sooner if he started by examining the patients home life, his job, and his bank account instead of his heart, his digestive system, and his kidneys. 2 many of his colleagues thought he was crazy or was at least playing a joke. 3 he was neither crazy nor was he playing a joke. 4 he had come to understand what few doctors at that time did: that bodily functions are affected by spiritual and emotional phenomena as well as by physical influences. the main idea of the paragraph is best expressed in what sentence?

Explanation:

• Sentence 1 describes a doctor's experience of examining a patient's non - physical aspects.
• Sentence 2 talks about colleagues' opinions on the patient.
• Sentence 3 clarifies the patient's mental state.
• Sentence 4 summarizes the doctor's realization about the relationship between bodily functions, spiritual, emotional, and physical influences, which is the main idea of the paragraph as it encapsulates the key insight from the doctor's experience.

Answer:

1. He had come to understand what few doctors at that time did: that bodily functions are affected by spiritual and emotional phenomena as well as by physical influences.