What are teratogens? How can we check the health of a fetus to determine whether teratogens have had any effect?
What will be an ideal response?
* Teratogens are biological, chemical, or physical agents capable of causing birth defects.
* An ultrasound projects sound waves into the fetus, uterus, and placenta to construct a sonogram.
* Amniocentesis involves the removal of amniotic fluid to detect genetic abnormalities in the fetus.
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According to Rogers's beliefs, which of the following is motivated by the actualization tendency in people?
a. The personality shift from extraversion to introversion c. The development of physiological functioning b. The suppression of the dark side of the personality d. The expression of both the anima and the animus archetype
We can usually control whether we cry, but we can't usually control whether we feel sorrow. This illustrates that emotions
A. arise in part from a cognitive appraisal of a situation. B. are passions, not actions. C. are accompanied by bodily responses. D. are experiences, not overt behaviors or specific thoughts.
The prefrontal cortex manages decision-making, planning, and other coping skills during a stressful event when dopamine and norepinephrine levels are
A. moderate. B. low. C. high. D. first high, then drop off gradually.
From the learning perspective, somatic symptom and related disorders serve mainly to ______
a. develop control over others b. avoid or escape anxiety c. force a person to withdraw from physically stressful situations d. gain attention from others