When friends spend a lot of time discussing personal problems this is referred to as ____.
A. co-rumination.
B. ego resilience.
C. dominance hierarchy.
D. the negative reinforcement trap.
Answer: A. co-rumination.
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One mechanism by which experience can "get under the skin" is epigenesis, in which
a. experience stabilizes and solidifies the way the brain responds to stress
b. experience leads individuals to associate stressful experiences with certain stimuli through classical conditioning
c. experience modifies chemicals that partially control whether genes are expressed
d. experience causes mutations in genes that control whether other genes are expressed
A condition characterized by difficulties in movement and speech that results from genetic vulnerability and anoxia during birth is
schizophrenia. fetal alcohol syndrome. cerebral palsy. Asperger syndrome.
The culture of children generally mirrors adult values and embraces similar racial and ethnic exclusions perpetuated by adults
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Steffanie wants to prevent childhood obesity and type II diabetes in her children. Which of the following would not be something that a health psychologist is likely to recommend?
a) eating less prepared/take-out food b) putting her children on cholesterol-lowering drugs like Lipitor c) playing together rather than watching TV for hours at a time d) getting enough sleep – children need at least 9 hours a night