You have access to an fMRI facility and plan to study brain regions associated with drug addiction. You advise your team that it would be wise to focus on the
a. reward pathways of the brain.
b. hippocampus.
c. cerebellum.
d. substantia nigra.
Answer: a.
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A. experience severe psychological distress B. often blame themselves for the breakup C. typically fail to notice that anything is wrong in the household D. understand that not all relationships are compatible
Air pollution
a. is a main cause of death in developing countries. b. kills more children annually than diarrhea. c. contributes to respiratory infections, which are responsible for childhood deaths. d. more strongly affects young girls than young boys.
In their study of factors affecting the successful implementation of child and adolescent prevention and promotion programs Durlak and DuPre found that:
a. program fidelity had little relationship to the success of a program. b. effective programs could be successfully implemented regardless of the characteristics of the organization adopting them. c. factors related to the organizational capacity of the Prevention Delivery System were key to successful implementation. d. Successful implementation of effective prevention and promotion programs is easy.
Rita and Roberto are concerned about the lack of city services in their low-income neighborhood, and their religious congregation has helped establish a PICO-based community organization to address these issues. Members of the organization have met with citizens and identified polluted city water in their neighborhood as the most pressing issue. A large number of their neighbors are upset about
this public health problem. Rita and Roberto met with city officials, who were not very concerned. In the PICO cycle of organizing, what step below would Rita and Roberto take next? a. hire an attorney and file a lawsuit b. schedule one-to-one meetings with citizens to discuss lessons learned c. schedule an "accountability meeting" of a large number of citizens with a key city official d. call for formation of a community coalition