Molly, age 27, looks 10 years older than her actual age. She lives a high-risk lifestyle that includes regular use of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs, and she has never exercised regularly. What have Molly's behavioral choices brought about?
A. illness and disease
B. secondary aging
C. mental illness
D. early death
Answer: B
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Adam consistently experienced stress in social situations. He worried that everyone thought he was different and that no one liked him. Adam's therapist taught him to focus on each situation as unique, and instead of focusing on his surroundings and others, to focus on being aware of what he was feeling and to stop his negative thinking before it led him to become anxious. Adam learned which
technique for dealing with his stress? A) cognitive restructuring B) mindfulness meditation C) systematic desensitization D) self-actualization
The left hemisphere processes information by examining each separate piece rather than the whole
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Molar is to molecular as
a. arm movement is to muscle contraction. b. muscle contraction is to walking. c. small units are to large units. d. response is to stimulus.
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Heritability refers to the amount of variation in a given trait in a given population at a given time. b. The tendency of given trait to be passed from parent to offspring is called heritability. c. Heritability is a concept that is useful in understanding variation in a specific trait in given individuals. d. Highly heritable traits are not modifiable by environmental factors. e. Heritability refers to the amount of variation in a given trait that cannot be explained by genetic factors.