Dennis is an anesthesiologist. Before a patient undergoes surgery, Dennis administers an opiate to numb the pain. The opiate works by mimicking the effects of the neurochemical substance called
A. norepinephrine.
B. endorphin.
C. acetylcholine.
D. dopamine.
Answer: B
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In Japan, the anxiety syndrome termed taijin kyofusho involves a fear of
A. performing onstage. B. personally offending others. C. embarrassing oneself. D. speaking to females.
Jennetta is pregnant. She said she wants to gain as little weight as possible. Jennetta should be told that gaining too little weight during pregnancy increases the chances of having a ______ baby
a. premature c. small-for-age b. low-birth-weight d. premature or low-birth-weight
Normative barriers against women refer to:
A) the fact that women are emotionally different from men. B) women's socialization. C) gender discrimination. D) biological differences between women and men.
According to the cycle of violence hypothesis,
A) violence sometimes begins as a result of adolescent internalizing problems. B) stressors in the lives of adults often start abusive patterns at home. C) the abuse and neglect that children and adolescents suffer predispose them to abuse and neglect their own children as adults. D) spanking and other milder forms of physical punishment start a cycle of physical punishment that eventually escalates into abuse.