Kara, who was recently diagnosed with cancer, receives phone calls, home visits, meals, and financial help from her friends and family. Which of the following terms describes what Kara’s friends and family provide?

A. Social support
B. Emotion-focused coping
C. Perceived control
D. Biofeedback


A. Social support

Psychology

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a. Acculturative stress occurs during times of traumatic stress. b. Acculturative stress occurs when people experience burnout in their job. c. Acculturative stress is a period of culture shock caused by adapting to a foreign culture. d. Acculturative stress is the cause of many hypochondrial disorders.

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A medical artist is drawing a homunculus with body-part size in relation to the size devoted to it in the somatosensory cortex. Which body part should be drawn SMALLEST?

A) the lips B) the thumb C) the tongue D) the foot

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Focusing on the question of "why is our evidence better than their evidence?" during closing statements is used in the _________ approach

A. narrative B. sponsorship C. expository D. coherence

Psychology

Annie is a preschooler who watches shows that have a _________ like quality to them. These shows seem to have a positive effect on her language development

a. movie c. photo b. story-book d. all of these

Psychology