Which statement best characterizes the relationship between stress and illness?
a. Stress increases the number of lymphocytes in the bloodstream, which diminishes the body's ability to fight offdisease
b. Stress increases levels of adrenaline and other hormones that suppress immune cell activity and increasesusceptibility to illness.
c. Stress increases the negative attributions that people make, and negative attributions can become self-fulfillingprophecies.
d. Under high levels of stress, people tend to sleep too much, which weakens the immune system and makesillness more likely.
b
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a. stick with one specific mode of treatment for all disorders. b. use medications with their more severe cases. c. use any combination of treatments, because they all appear equally effective with all anxiety disorders. d. select specific treatments according to specific symptoms exhibited by their patients.
The biochemical basis of genetic information is the DNA molecule
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Behavior has an impact on the ________________________ and/or __________________________environment
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Jamar understands that a certain amount of liquid or clay remains the same even after its appearance changes and can organize objects into hierarchies of classes and subclasses
According to Piaget, Jamar is in the __________ stage of cognitive development. A) sensorimotor B) preoperational C) concrete operational D) sociocultural