While stress and its effects on illness are generally thought of as negative or undesirable things, there is a benefit to those who suffer from increased stress being extra aware of the symptoms in their bodies. What is it?
a. They tend to see their doctor faster when they experience stress, so if they do have a serious illness early detection and early treatment are more likely.
b. Stress creates an increase in natural killer T cells and basophils, which are effective at fighting off some strains of serious illness, including malaria, Lyme disease, and multiple sclerosis.
c. People who experience this much stress often avoid seeing their doctors because they do not want to find out that they have a problem. This frees up the doctor to spend her or his time seeing patients with real problems.
d. Stress helps to keep people "on edge," which is when the heart functions most effectively.
Answer: A
You might also like to view...
Individuals in permanent comas or persistent vegetative states a. are considered dead both clinically and according to the whole-brain standard of death. b. are considered dead by the clinical but not the whole-brain standard of death
c. will not regain consciousness but do not meet the whole-brain standard of death. d. will regain consciousness but do not meet the whole-brain standard of death.
Bart notices that his father, Homer, is usually in an agreeable mood after his mother, Marge, fixes him pork chops. However, Homer is quite grumpy after a meal of three-eyed fish. Bart has learned that it is much in his favor to ask Homer permission to do fun things on pork chop night and to avoid asking such questions when three-eyed fish is served. Bart is using the type of meal served as a
____.? a. ?discriminative conditioned stimulus b. ?secondary reinforce c. ?vicarious experience d. ?negative reinforcement
Marissa and José are going to be new parents. What role might their parenting play in their child developing a personality disorder?
What will be an ideal response?
Distinguish between psychology, pop psychology, and parapsychology, and give examples where appropriate. What do you think are some concerns or dangers associated with pseudoscience masquerading as a science?
What will be an ideal response?