On the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, the life event with the lowest life change unit value is __________
a) celebrating Christmas.
b) going on a vacation.
c) a minor violation of the law.
d) experiencing a change in sleeping habits.
c Explanation: This has the lowest level of life change units on the SRRS.
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A. He divided the rats randomly into three groups: One learned the maze with a food reward at the end of the maze, another wandered the maze with no reward, and a third group wandered the maze for 10 days, but then began to receive a food reward. B. He divided the rats randomly into three groups and trained them to run the maze with differing amounts of food reward at the end. C. He trained all the rats in the maze before rewarding them with food. D. He trained three groups of rats in three different mazes with food rewards at the end of the mazes.
The solution suggested in the text for dealing with the problem of homeless individuals having poor psychological adjustment, as well as high arrests and convictions, is to ____
a. return them to mental institutions b. help them find meaningful work c. provide more and better community-based treatment facilities and alternatives d. require that they get treatment that includes medications and psychotherapy
When we encounter a stressor, the adrenal glands release _____ and _____.
A) serotonin; norepinephrine B) epinephrine; glucose C) epinephrine; norepinephrine D) adrenocorticotropic hormone; epinephrine
At a local hospital, a doctor prescribes Methadone for a patient. The reason for this prescription is to
a. stimulate blood flow around wounded tissue. b. help addicts avert the symptoms caused by withdrawal from heroin. c. prevent the side effects of heroin. d. activate nausea and vomiting when alcohol is consumed.