The most commonly employed physiological measure of stress is the level of circulating
A) glucocorticoids.
B) adrenocorticotropic hormone.
C) norepinephrine.
D) epinephrine.
E) serotonin.
Answer: A
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a. depression b. noisy environments c. pain d. the presence of young children
Meg is an early maturing girl and has encountered some psychological problems. What does the textbook offer as an explanation for Meg's psychological problems?
A. She does not perceive herself to be attractive. B. Her parents simply have not accepted the fact that she is growing up. C. Her estrogen levels are too high, but will decrease once she becomes 15 or 16 years old. D. She has not yet acquired adult personality traits and social skills.
According to Jensen's genetic hypothesis, level I abilities include all of the following EXCEPT
a. attention. b. language ability. c. short-term memory. d. associative skills.
____ is a distorted thinking category in which one takes a specific example and sees it as global. "It never ends. I got bad news today, but then again, my life is nothing but bad news."
a. Overgeneralization c. All-or-nothing thinking b. Magnification or minimization d. Jumping to conclusions