Why has methadone treatment turned from being a simple solution to a major problem?
a. It is extremely expensive
b. It has severe physical side effects, such as nausea and vomiting.
c. It creates anxiety and depression in many people who take it.
d. Like the heroin it replaces, it can also become addicting.
d
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Today, psychologists believe that thoughts and feelings:
A) arise from electrical and chemical activities of the brain. B) arise from a nonphysical mind interacting with the pineal gland in the brain. C) are not proper subject matter for science research. D) usually are not adaptive in helping us function effectively in the world.
Priester and Petty (2001) examined the links between participants’ subjective feelings of ambivalence toward diverse issues, their potential ambivalence toward each issue, and the discrepancy between participants’ attitudes and those of their parents and other students. Which of the following statements reflects their principal finding?
a. Feelings of ambivalence were significantly associated with discrepancies between participants’ own attitudes and those of their parents or fellow students, independently of participants’ potential ambivalence. b. Feelings of ambivalence were significantly associated with potential ambivalence, but not with discrepancies between participants’ own attitudes and those of their parents or fellow students. c. Feelings of ambivalence were more significantly associated with potential ambivalence than with discrepancies between participants’ own attitudes and those of their parents or fellow students. d. Feelings of ambivalence were neither associated with potential ambivalence nor with discrepancies between participants’ own attitudes and those of their parents or fellow students.
While walking outside, you notice the sun shining. Your ability to see the sunshine is related to visual processing of the light in your brain. The process by which physical energy (the sunshine) has been converted to neural activity in your brain is called
A. reticular formation. B. habituation. C. transduction. D. accommodation.
Teens face multiple pressures in trying to assume their own unique identity
Erikson, understanding that pressure, suggests that many teens will pursue a(n) ___________ in order to step back from their responsibilities and take some time to explore alternatives. a. identity achievement c. psychological moratorium b. study break d. adolescent egocentrism