How can a woman determine if she is indeed pregnant after missing a menstrual period?
What will be an ideal response?
She can purchase a home pregnancy test that is typically a test for the presence of human chorionic gonadotropin. A blood analysis will also test for this. The first physical signs are changes in the labia, vagina, cervix, and pelvis, as well as Hegar's sign, a softening of the uterus near the cervix.
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According to Maslow, all of the following are characteristics of self-actualizers except:
a. freshness of appreciation. c. resistance to social pressures. b. intolerance. d. autonomy.
Ebbinghaus found that when he attempted to relearn a list that he had learned once before,
a. he relearned the list faster the second time. b. he showed no savings. c. he needed more trials to reach criterion. d. it took the same amount of time to learn as it did the first time.
Research using sodium lactate has generated findings that support the notion that people with panic disorder:
A) have higher levels of this chemical in the brain. B) metabolize this chemical more quickly than do people without panic disorder. C) are hypersensitive to physiological arousal. D) are less likely to listen to their bodies when interpreting the threat status of a stressor.
What is the longest stage of prenatal development?
a. the placental stage c. the germinal stage b. the brain and organ development stage d. the fetal stage