You have a couple with whom you are friends, and they are trying to conceive their first child. The wife is over 40 years old and they are concerned that they may have a child with Down syndrome

Which of the following would be most beneficial for your friends?
An ultrasound and genetic counseling
An amniocentesis and PET scan
An amniocentesis and ultrasound
A chorinic villus sampling and fMRI


An ultrasound and genetic counseling

Psychology

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Professor Slate develops a drug that can erase specific memories of traumatic experiences. When should this drug be administered?

A) while the patient is asleep B) while the patient is recalling the traumatic experience C) immediately after the patient awakens in the morning D) while the patient is thinking about something pleasant

Psychology

Traumatic stressors include

a. war and imprisonment. b. rape and street violence. c. natural and man-made disasters. d. all of these.

Psychology

According to the text, the development of the field of health psychology beginning in the 1970s was fueled by

a. a rise in the rate of infectious diseases. b. rising health care costs. c. increased barriers to entering private practice and academia. d. more than one of the above

Psychology

In regions with widespread poverty, famine, and disease,

A) either no secular change or a secular decrease in body size has occurred. B) a secular increase in body size exists, but it is delayed. C) increases in overweight and obesity are widespread. D) the secular gain in height has slowed in recent decades.

Psychology