Social support affects health because it can
a. encourage positive health behavior.
b. create more adaptive immune system functioning.
c. encourage positive health behavior and create more adaptive immune system functioning.
d. encourage positive health behavior but will tend to weaken immune system functioning.
Answer: c.
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a. schemata b. accommodation c. assimilation d. conservation
The psychodynamic perspective is derived from ____ theory
a. ?psychoanalytic b. ?humanistic c. ?behavioral d. ?cognitive
While doing volunteer work at a mental hospital, Mary is put on a ward for adults with severe mental disorders. One patient remains in the same position for hours at a time and never talks. The doctors tell Mary this patient suffers from
A) depersonalization disorder. B) catatonic schizophrenia. C) disorganized schizophrenia. D) paranoid schizophrenia
Which of the following statements regarding friendships is not true?
a. Friendship formation in middle school is motivated by the need to be accepted and the fear of rejection. b. Cross-sex friendships are rare in middle school. c. Friendships are very stable across the childhood years. d. The time spent with same-sex friends surpasses time spent with parents in preadolescence.