Why should parents be more concerned about media images portrayed to their daughters than
to their sons?
What will be an ideal response?
Girls are more likely to compare their own appearance to that of media models. Girls
internalize images representing thatthin is beautiful during the middle school years and use these
images as standards to which they compare their own developing bodies. Eating disorders are
significantly more prevalent in girls than in boys.
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The discussion of international family planning data indicated that
a. the United States leads the world in the percentage of couples using some kind of contraceptive. b. one of the best predictors of using birth control in developing countries is the female literacy rate. c. almost all married couples throughout the world have access to family planning, though unmarried couples do not. d. the overall use of contraceptives in Africa equals the overall use of contraceptives in North America.
In the Children's Hospital Boston study, researchers found that the frontal lobes of the babies who died from SIDS were less sensitive to the brain chemical serotonin
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If you are trying to get a child with intellectual disability to drink his milk slower and you want 10 sec. to elapse between each gulp, then ___________ DRL is most appropriate
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the relationship between emotional pain and physical pain?
a. They are associated with the same brain structures. b. As one type of pain increases, the body becomes less sensitive to the other type of pain. c. Social support reduces an individual’s sensitivity to physical pain. d. Linguistically, they are described using similar phrases.