A common cause of delirium among the elderly is
a. mutations of genes on chromosome 21.
b. antihistamines.
c. urinary tract infection.
d. normal decline in fluid intelligence.
Answer: c.
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a. Genital herpes b. Chlamydia c. HIV/AIDS d. Pre-eclampsia
Reframing anxiety about a stressor as arousal likely will:
A) change the conclusions of both primary and secondary appraisal. B) result in the stressor being appraised as a challenge. C) reduce physiological arousal to the stressor. D) increase physiological arousal to the stressor.
The correct order of the spinal divisions from rostral to caudal is
A. cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal. B. cervical, lumbar, thoracic, sacral, and coccygeal. C. thoracic, cervical, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal. D. cervical, thoracic, lumbar, coccygeal, and sacral.
In terms of the social environment's role in the development of anxiety disorders, which of the following statements is true?
a) negative life events often buffer against the development of anxiety disorders. b) negative life events often precede the onset of anxiety disorders. c) negative life events are unrelated to the onset of anxiety disorders. d) none of the above.