The height-to-weight ratio used to identify healthy weight, underweight, overweight, and obesity is referred to as the ____.?

a. ?personal mass index
b. ?personal density index
c. ?body mass index
d. ?body density index


ANSWER:
c

Psychology

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Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the treatment of mood disorders?

a. Patients do not recover from episodes of major depression without treatment b. Delaying or preventing future episodes of major depression is often an important treatment goal, instead of merely recovering from current depression. c. After a patient has experienced a major depressive episode and recovered, treatment can be discontinued. d. Close to 100 percent of patients with major depressive disorder respond to drug treatment.

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Most of the time, Lydia is dejected, has difficulty sleeping, and has no energy or interest in her usual activities. However, every now and then, she seems normal for a few days, and then reverses back into her sadness. Lydia probably suffers from:

a. unipolar depression c. conversion disorder b. bipolar I disorder d. dysthymic disorder

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Follow-up research on the risky-shift phenomenon showed that groups do which of the following?

a) Intensify preexisting individual attitudes. b) Make less risky decisions than individuals do. c) Make more conservative decisions than individuals do. d) Make decisions that are counter to the original individual preferences.

Psychology

Erikson's work on identity formation was mostly based on the findings from research projects

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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