From an evolutionary perspective, why is feeling pain adaptive?
A) It directly aids reproduction.
B) It indicates damage (or potential damage) to tissue.
C) Feeling pain demonstrates social dominance.
D) Pain is important in the body's autoimmune system.
B) It indicates damage (or potential damage) to tissue.
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a. an antipsychotic c. a tricyclic or SSRI antidepressant b. a benzodiazepine d. lithium carbonate
Women are more likely than men to develop
a. anxiety disorders. b. depression. c. Alzheimer's. d. all of these are more common in women than in men.
Tatem is a low-birth-weight neonate who now has longer periods of sleep, cries less, and has gained weight much faster than other preterm babies. Which of the following treatments would you suspect that Tatem's parents are using?
a. calcium supplements b. Harlow treatments c. kangaroo care d. Montessori care
When a majority-speaking child is taught a second language, it usually results in
a. additive dyslexia. b. subtractive bilingualism. c. additive bilingualism. d. the child becoming less than fluent in both languages.