What are the theories of aging that argue that the body's constant manufacturing of energy creates by-products, which combine with toxins such as radiation, chemical exposure, accidents, and disease,
eventually reach such high levels that they impair the body's ability to function normally?
a) life expectancy theories
b) genetic programming theories of aging
c) wear-and-tear theories
d) inevitable death theories
c
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Which of the following involves the removal of normal restraints that serve to keep impulsive behaviors in check?
a. An exit event b. A cognitive distortion c. A negative symptom d. Waxy flexibility e. The disinhibition effect
Sudden death can occur
a. due to a parasympathetic rebound in reasonably healthy people. b. due to the sympathetic effect in older persons or those with heart problems. c. when the blood pressure is lowered too much. d. in all of these situations.
Development always occurs within a(n) ______ context
a. social c. objective b. isolated d. historical
A construct that "permits its elements to belong to other realms concurrently but fixes their realm memberships" is called a(n):
a. permeable construct b. constellatory construct c. ordinal construct d. propositional construct