Certain underlying factors can make a person susceptible to a mental disorder. These can include genetics, birth defects, and certain toxins such as alcohol or viruses. These factors are called __________ causes.
a) precipitating
b) predisposing
c) perpetuating
d) predetermining
b) predisposing
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Evidence that the fetus can see by the sixth prenatal month is provided by __________.
A. responses to bright lights shone on the mother's abdomen B. the fact that 4D ultrasound shows the fetus blinking randomly C. the fact that newborn babies can see and must have had the ability months earlier D. fetuses closing their eyes in response to the bright light from a fetoscope
Meg was born with only one X chromosome. She is short, of average verbal intelligence, and lacking in spatial reasoning skills. Meg has
a. Down syndrome. b. Tay-Sachs. c. Klinefelter syndrome. d. Turner syndrome.
A student wants to know whether people who believe in an afterlife cope better with stressful life events than those who do not. Which of the following methods of answering this question does NOT rely on empirical data about this relationship? a. asking a member of the clergy whether people who believe in an afterlife cope better with stressful life events
b. interviewing several people about their beliefs about an afterlife and their reactions to stressful events in their lives. c. administering a questionnaire to several people that measures their coping skills and their beliefs about an afterlife. d. comparing the reactions to a stressful situation of people who do and do not believe in an afterlife.
As men and women age, what changes occur in sexuality and what types of adjustments should individuals make?
What will be an ideal response?