William is 47 years old and suffers from hypertension. What other health problem is William at risk for as a consequence of his hypertension?
A. Heart disease
B. Kidney disease
C. Rheumatism
D. Diabetes
Answer: B
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A. Once your body cells receive the nutrients that you have consumed, eating drive is reduced. B. Once neurotransmitters inform the brain that food has been eaten, eating drive is reduced. C. The cells of the body that receive nutrients can override abnormal brain signals to stop eating drive in people like Christopher from the beginning of the book chapter. D. Body tissues first detect new nutrients and then send signals to the brain, which reduces eating drive.
Jordan plays his two new video games every day. After a month of continually playing these games, Jordan starts finding these games boring and wants some new ones. Jordan's behavior is consistent with which theory of motivation?
a. arousal theory b. Cannon-Bard theory c. drive reduction theory d. Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Some psychologists and psychiatrists believe that gender-identity problems originate in society, not in individuals, and therefore that gender-identity disorder should be omitted from the DSM-V
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
"Raindrops keep falling on my head
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed, nothing seems to fit!" These lyrics to a popular song describe a very uncomfortable sleeping arrangement! There are several ways this problem can be solved. If the singer chooses to cut off his feet so that he fits in the existing bed, this would be similar to the Piagetian concept of _____. A) accommodation B) assimilation C) adaptation D) schema transformation