Briefly describe aspects of adolescent drinking
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Drinking occurs in high schools, and it is a particular problem on college campuses with both men and women. Binge drinking affects not only the drinker but people around him/her in that other people are disturbed by drunken students when they're trying to sleep or study. Many people are insulted or humiliated by drunken students, and 25% of women say they have been the target of unwanted sexual advances by drunken classmates. Athletes imbibe as a way of proving their skill. Others drink to decrease stress. Many people begin drinking because they view conspicuous examples of drunkenness around them and assume that everyone is drinking, which is known as false consensus effect.
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Evolutionary degeneracy theory attributed the intellectual and social problems of children with intellectual disability to ____
a. cold parenting b. regression to an earlier period in the development of humankind c. degeneration of societal values d. genetic abnormalities
Which of the following concepts does the all-or-none law describe?
A. All dendrites must be hyperpolarized before a neuron fires. B. All neurons in a nerve fire or none of them fires. C. The size of an action potential does not depend on the amplitude of the stimulus that started it. D. The frequency at which a neuron fires is independent of the intensity of the stimulus.
The terms "unconditional positive regard" and "empathy" are most closely associated with:
a. client-centered therapy b. rational-emotive therapy c. psychodynamic therapy d. behavior modification
The need for affiliation is satisfied by:
a. forming lasting and positive interpersonal attachments b. getting good grades in college c. keeping one's life orderly and predictable d. receiving recognition for hard work