Although there are many maternal illnesses that the placenta can protect the unborn child from, several can have teratogenic effects on the child's development. List five maternal illnesses that can disrupt normal prenatal development, and comment on the potential consequences of each condition

What will be an ideal response?


The answer to this question can be found by examining Table 2.4, which lists eight such diseases. They include AIDS, chlamydia, chicken pox, cytomegalovirus, genital herpes, rubella (German measles), syphilis, and toxoplasmosis. The accurate answer will list at least five from this list or from an individual instructor's presentation of teratogenic illnesses. It will also associate the correct possible fetal outcomes with each specific illness.

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a. 0; 1 c. 0; 8 b. 60; 1 d. 60; 8 (unchanged)

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Which of the following compliance approaches works because when we deny a large request, it appears that the person who made the request has given up something, so we feel that we must reciprocate by giving in to the smaller request?

a. foot-in-the-door effect b. door-in-the-face effect c. lowball technique d. highball technique

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Visualization is a process by which you see yourself as being successful.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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According to response set theory, positive responses to each suggestion create a response set. As a result the hypnotized subject

a. is more likely to follow further suggestions. b. is less likely to follow further suggestions. c. will not remember what has happened. d. is not capable of being hypnotized.

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