Define senescence. Discuss one hypothesis that attempts to explain senescence
What will be an ideal response?
It is a decline in physiological functioning usually associated with aging. The various theories that
can be discussed are pleiotropic theory, mitochondrial theory, and telomere hypothesis.
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In the Dikka area of northern Ethiopia in 2000, researchers found a fossilized skeleton of a child dated to about 3.3 million years ago. She is believed to be a member of the same species as the famous fossil found earlier in that area known by the name of __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The relatives of schizophrenics exhibit potentially adaptive characteristics such as __________
a. disease-resistance b. creativity c. asocial tendencies d. all of these
Early states had productive agricultural economies.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Culture-bound syndrome is another name for an ethnic psychosis
a. True b. False