Why is obesity a health concern?
What will be an ideal response?
The health consequences of obesity include a higher risk of hypertension, heart disease, stroke, colon cancer, breast cancer, Type 2 diabetes, arthritis, gallbladder disease, sleep apnea, depression, and early mortality. For example, obesity is associated with a 10-fold increase in risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. The excess fat carried in obesity is proinflammatory and may contribute to many of the chronic diseases associated with obesity.
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a. an increase in food seeking behaviors b. a decrease in food seeking behaviors c. a decrease in chewing and other reflexes associated with eating d. damage to dopamine-containing axons passing through it
Some success has been noted in the development of communication skills in autistic children through the use of
A. modeling appropriate communication. B. behavioral procedures involving shaping and discrimination training. C. intensive therapy where the patient is placed in many social situations. D. stimulant medications.
Charlie has noticed that she can resist the dessert table at the buffet when she first passes it, but the more she passes it, the harder it becomes. The text describes this as:
a. the strength model of self-control b. using brute self-control c. self-control fatigue d. all of these
An odor molecule is to __________ as a transmitter substance is to __________
a. the olfactory mucosa; the neuron b. the odor receptor molecule; the postsynaptic receptor c. potassium ions; sodium ions d. excitation; reuptake e. olfactory nerve; synapse