If a culture believes that the birth process is spiritually unclean, which is more likely to occur?
A. The infant will have to be cleansed immediately following birth.
B. Birth will most likely take place in a location where most people do not reside.
C. The mother will have to travel to the city and give birth in a hospital.
D. The family must pray to the Birthing Gods before the birthing process can occur.
Answer: B
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A. identity diffusion B. identity foreclosure C. moratorium D. identity achievement
Cal is an 80-year-old widower who retired from the police force a decade ago. Cal's daughter notices that he is showing signs of depression and encourages him to join the local Rotary Club. Although reluctant at first, Cal admits to his daughter that it lifted his spirits to join the Rotary Club. Cal's change in well-being supports which theory?
A. social belongingness theory B. benevolence theory C. activity theory D. engagement theory
Which of the following best describes the relationship of the parasympathetic to the sympathetic nervous system?
a. The parasympathetic system enhances the sympathetic response. b. The parasympathetic system acts independently of the sympathetic system. c. The parasympathetic system reverses the responses stimulated by the sympathetic system. d. The parasympathetic system completely inhibits the sympathetic system.
It is important for parents to have a good idea of when their children should reach
certain developmental milestones. About when does a child's language explode so rapidly that one writer called it the "all hell breaks loose" stage? (a) 6 months (b) 12 months (c) 18 months (d) about two and a half