Val has become diabetic. Her doctor gave her a lot of information about the psychological and physical symptoms of diabetes, and about how diabetes is treated. Val’s family can expect that this information will ______.
A. have little impact on Val’s condition
B. help Val feel in control of her condition
C. stress Val out and overwhelm her
D. plunge Val into despondency
B. help Val feel in control of her condition
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What can be done to offset the negative cognitive effects of fetal malnutrition?
a. Enriched day-care programs for the children b. A vitamin regimen for the children c. Regular exercise for the children d. Nothing can be done to undo the negative cognitive effects.
Although increasing age brings sensory deficits and increasing health problems, there is little evidence to support the stereotype of cognitive decline in the later years. In fact, which statement is true??
a. ?Depression is the central health problem for the majority of older people. b. ?Seventy-year-olds often score higher than college-age individuals on tests of vocabulary and information. c. ?Older people have a greater recall of lists of numbers than college-age people. d. ?Older people outscore college students on tests that measure cognitive abilities involved with speed of response.
The physical or geographical drawing together after a death of persons who ordinarily see little of each other in their everyday lives is primarily an example of
a. making real the implications of a death b. disintegration c. integration d. all of these e. none of these
A mean expectancy for obtaining positive reinforcements in a given life area is called:
a. minimal goal b. reinforcement value c. freedom of movement d. outcome value