When the organism has reached a perfect balance between the amount of food consumed and amount of energy the body needs, the organism is said to have:
a. homeostasis c. desired weight
b. optimum or ideal weight d. caloric-energy balance
B
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a. low LDL serum cholesterol c. Type A behavior b. meditation d. aerobic exercise
Public and private institutions for confining and imprisoning the mentally ill were first established in ________
a. the Middle Ages b. the nineteenth century c. ancient times d. the Renaissance
The following description is of an individual in the early stages of ____. "The hair continues to become grayer and thinner in both men and women. Bones continue to thin, especially in women, which contributes to a stooped posture."
a. early adulthood b. young adulthood c. mid-adulthood d. late adulthood
Piaget's concept of "decentration" refers to the inability to
A. focus on more than one dimension of a problem at one time. B. mentally reverse simple operations. C. understand that the amount of something remains the same regardless of a change in shape or position. D. take another person's point of view.