Yolanda, age 2, is being raised in Texas by a single mother. While Yolanda's mother works, she does not always have sufficient funds to purchase enough food for a healthy, active life. Yolanda is skinny and withdrawn. Yolanda suffers from
A) marasmus.
B) anorexia.
C) kwashiorkor.
D) food insecurity.
D
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Which of the following statements is an axiom that best reflects the personality psychologist's point of view?
A. "People are the same the world over." B. "Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their passions a quotation." C. "There are few differences between people, but what differences there are, really matter." D. "Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you'll get."
The physical stimulus for the perception of touch is:
a. electromagnetic energy b. mechanical energy c. chemical energy d. hyperkinetic energy
In a debate, when a politician first presents his opponent's side of the argument in an effort to refute their position, he is using the technique known as
a. the opposition's opposite. c. triangulation. b. the two-sided argument. d. opinionation.
Your little sister, who is 14 years old, has been extremely emotional lately. Her mood changes very abruptly
Although at this point there are many changes that are taking place in her life, and her emotions seem to reflect this, what is likely to occur as she develops into late adolescence? Her emotional states will ____. a. improve b. become more negative c. flat and expressionless d. more depressive