What factors might be inherited that put one at greater risk for developing alcoholism?
What will be an ideal response?
It has been demonstrated that personality variables such as impulsiveness and emotional instability might be associated with a greater likelihood of developing alcoholism. Physiological differences in responses to alcohol have also been seen in pre-alcoholic men with a family history of alcoholism. It may be that those who are vulnerable to alcoholism derive more pleasure from alcohol use and/or may have a larger conditioned response to alcohol-related cues.
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a. Weight concern b. Restraint c. Overindulgence d. All of these are subscales on the EDE
Learning, memory, and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances are most likely due to the fact that new brain cells form each day through
a. neural resiliency. b. neurogenesis. c. neural induction. d. depolarization.
Which aspect of the activated receptor tells the brain how strong an odor is?
a. shape b. number c. location d. size
The ability to concentrate on what another person is focused on is known as:
A) social referencing. B) joint attention. C) assimilation. D) imitation.