The walls of Martha and Bill's apartment complex are very thin. Often, they cannot fall asleep because the people who live downstairs play their radio too loudly at night. After years of putting up with the noise, they rent a house of their own
Their behavior represents ________ coping.
a. indirect
b. defensive
c. direct
d. adaptive
Answer: c
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A. low vitamin B (thiamine) levels B. decreased GABA levels C. high opioid levels D. impaired serotonergic functioning
Any agent that interferes with normal prenatal development is a(n) ____
a. fetalytic b. teratogen c. ototoxin d. carcinogen
As overweight children approach adolescence, they become less popular because they
a. have fewer social skills. b. do less well academically. c. are less likely to be found sexually attractive. d. become more aggressive with peers.
Exorcism involves ____
a. increasing one's activity level so that, by becoming fit, a person's body can recover from a physical or mental illness b. chipping a hole in the skull of a person believed to be possessed by demons c. praying and chanting over or flogging and starving a person to cast evil spirits out of the body d. examining the brains of people who have severe mental disorders