Winston is an eight-year-old child who has recently started having sleep problems. He frequently wakes at night, sitting up in his bed and screaming loudly. His mother reports that he seems dazed, or "out of it," and can rarely remember more than one or two fragmentary dream images that don't seem to make sense. Winston probably is suffering from
a. narcolepsy b. sleep apnea
c. nightmare disorder
d. sleep terror disorder e. sleepwalking disorder
d
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Which of the following statements about neural communication is accurate?
A. All neurotransmitters increase the likelihood that the postsynaptic neuron will transmit a message. B. The reason neural messages are transmitted from cell to cell is because they physically touch each other. C. The part of the neuron that receives messages is called the synapse. D. Neurotransmitters released into the synapse determine whether messages are sent from one neuron to another.
What is one of the findings from the 2013 National College Health Assessment study?
a. The majority of males reported 3 or more sexual partners in the last year, while the majority of females reported only 2. b. Nearly 25% of students reported engaging in anal sex within the past 30 days c. The majority of students reported having only one or zero sexual partners in the previous year. d. Over 60% of heterosexual students reported that they or their partner did not use contraception during their last sexual encounter.
When the act of self monitoring results in a change in the target behavior that is being recorded, self monitoring is said to be ___________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Knowledge derived from the behavioral sciences applied to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of medical problems is called a. health psychology
b. behavioral medicine. c. psychophysiological disorders. d. psychosomatic medicine.