Which ethnic group has the highest rate of neonatal and maternal mortality in the United States? Provide some reasons for these differences
What will be an ideal response?
African Americans have much higher rates of both neonatal deaths and maternal deaths. Due to higher rates of poverty and therefore, less access to prenatal care, they are more likely to have a variety of complications.
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a. somatosensory cortex b. pons c. corpus callosum d. amygdala
Regarding commercial telephone and Internet therapy, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. E-mail counseling may not be completely confidential, since e-mails can be intercepted and misused. b. Research has shown telephone counseling helped people quit smoking, while Internet therapy helped people suffering from depression, social phobias, and panic disorders. c. Telephone therapy is seriously undermined by the lack of close personal contact found in face-to-face interactions. d. Commercial telephone therapists have to be credentialed and licensed just like face-to-face therapists.
Evidence of the relationship between personality and cancer is best summarized as ____
a. ?nonexistent b. ?limited to breast cancer and suppression of negative emotions c. ?fairly broad in that personality is related to a number of different cancers, especially in children d. ?fairly broad in that death from cancer is clearly associated with a number of personality characteristics
For which of the following methods of contraception is the difference between the perfect-use and typical-use effectiveness rates the lowest?
a) condoms b) fertility awareness methods c) the pill d) the IUD