List five benefits that a child receives from breast feeding.
What will be an ideal response?
Students can include any 5 of the 7 given points. Some of the benefits that a child gains from being breast fed are as follows:
1) Appropriate weight gain
2) Lowered risk of childhood and adult obesity
3) Fewer allergies
4) Lower risk of gastrointestinal infections, lower respiratory tract infections, and lower ear infections
5) Lower risk of asthma
6) Lower incidence of SIDS
7) Lower risk of type 1 diabetes in childhood and type 2 diabetes in adulthood
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Antagonists are drugs that:
a. mimic the action of neurotransmitters b. increase the number of excitatory synapses in the brain c. block the action of neurotransmitters d. increase the number of inhibitory synapses in the brain
Most psychologists believe the capacity of short-term memory is limited, in part, because:
a. it takes time to execute the process of rehearsal b. it takes time to transfer information from sensory memory c. chunking interferes with the processing of information d. elaboration interferes with the processing of information
The tension-release method, deep breathing, or imagining a very safe, pleasant, and relaxing scene are all techniques used to
a. voluntarily relax. b. gain stimulus control. c. stop unwanted and disturbing thoughts. d. increase a desirable behavior using covert sensitization.
What is illness behavior?
What will be an ideal response?