Summarize the impacts of marriage on men's and women's health. Describe the underlying physiological processes that are involved
What will be an ideal response?
Men generally benefit more than women from marriage in terms of physical and mental health. Collectively, unmarried men have the shortest life spans. Married women have only slight advantages over unmarried women in terms of health. Cortisol levels are the primary underlying physiological factors at work here. Cortisol levels rise during disagreements and the levels drop more slowly in people who tend to be negative in their overall descriptions of the relationship or the specific dispute and its resolution. Women's cortisol levels tend to react more strongly to such negativity and also correlate with a higher divorce rate.
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Regarding the development of schizophrenia, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The older a man is when he fathers a child, the more likely it is that his child will develop schizophrenia because of genetic mutations in aging male reproductive cells. b. The risk of developing schizophrenia is about as high for the fraternal twin of a schizophrenic as for a child with one schizophrenic parent. c. When children of schizophrenic parents are raised away from their chaotic home environment, they are significantly less likely to become psychotic. d. Schizophrenia is more common among close relatives and tends to run in families.
The "positive" in positive reinforcement and positive punishment means that:
A) the target behaviour increases in frequency. B) an unpleasant stimulus is removed upon the occurrence of the target behaviour. C) a stimulus is presented upon the occurrence of the target behaviour. D) the target behaviour increases or decreases to adaptive levels.
The female response to stress has been called ____
a. ?hope and despair b. ?open and shut c. ?flight or fight d. ?tend and befriend
Classification within a diagnostic category that is associated with aggressive or dangerous
behavior, such as antisocial personality, is sufficient for predicting specific violent acts in individuals. Indicate whether the statement is true or false