Research exploring the relationship between genetics and eating disorders suggests that ____
a. there is a strong genetic link for eating disorders
b. there is a strong genetic link for anorexia and bulimia, but not for other eating disorders
c. there is only a weak link between genetics and eating disorders
d. although there is strong support for a connection between genetic and biological factors with eating disorders, more research is needed to determine the relationship
D
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As a behavioral advisor to the World Health Organization, you are required to assess drug use and abuse in indigenous populations. You have been assigned to study the South American natives' use of coca leaves, which are part of the plant from which
cocaine is derived. In reading about past findings, you discover that these native groups a. have very few drug use problems. b. have very serious drug use problems. c. are so hostile to the World Health Organization that no studies have been done. d. have almost been wiped out due to local drug wars.
A(n) ________ study compares individuals in different cultural contexts
a. cross-sectional c. evolutionary b. sociohistorical d. cross-cultural
Amile is underweight and uncomfortable with her body. She has no sense of lack of control over eating, and she exercises excessively. According to the DSM-5 criteria for anorexia nervosa, Amile would most likely be diagnosed with the ________ type of anorexia nervosa.
A. self-evaluation B. binge/purge C. body dysmorphic D. restricting
Initial signs of sexual arousal are seen during the
a. excitement phase for men and during the plateau phase for women. b. refractory phase for both men and women. c. refractory phase for men and during the plateau phase for women. d. excitement phase for both men and women.