Which of the following best represents the current understanding of immunization against
diseases?
a. Immunizations should begin in infancy,continue through childhood, adolescence, and
adulthood to be most effective.
b. Immunizations which begin at adolescence can provide the most effective protection.
c. Immunizations have improved greatly in the past decade and only needto occur in childhood.
d. Immunizations actually cause many diseases and should be avoided.
a. Immunizations should begin in infancy,continue through childhood, adolescence, and
adulthood to be most effective.
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Dr. Gibbons believes that children develop gradually, adding new abilities and skills regularly. Dr. Gibbons believes in the philosophy of __________.
A. continuous change B. staged change C. gross change D. graduated stages
Why is methadone considered a safer drug than heroin? a. Methadone does not attach to the same receptors in the brain
b. People can gradually withdraw from methadone without a return of cravings. c. Methadone produces a mixture of pleasant and unpleasant effects. d. Methadone can satisfy the craving without producing a "rush.".
At a sleep disorder clinic, a man learns that he has sleep apnea. When he asks for more information, he is likely to be told all of the following EXCEPT that
a. most individuals have a few such apnea episodes a night. b. it is almost unheard of in infants. c. when apnea occurs, the body secretes emergency hormones that cause the individual to awaken and resume breathing. d. it affects roughly 2 percent of women and 4 percent of men.
Which of the following best describes how vision in infants differs from that of adults?
A. Human infants see in less detail and contrast than adults. B. Human infants have greater visual resolution, but poorer peripheral vision than adults. C. Human infants have poorer depth perception than adults. D. Human infants have poorer color vision than adults.