Postpartum depression

A. occurs in about 50 percent of new mothers.
B. is more common following planned pregnancies than unplanned pregnancies.
C. is a purely psychological phenomenon (i.e., has no physiological basis).
D. may be reduced via breast-feeding.


Answer: D

Psychology

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a) associative learning b) instinctive drift c) the law of effect d) learned helplessness

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A) most do not support her contention. B) the results are too inconclusive to reach a consensus. C) measuring an "ethic of care" is too difficult to be reliable. D) most have used invalid measures.

Psychology