What is the difference between the "hot processes" and "cold processes" that affect adolescent decision-making?
What will be an ideal response?
Adolescents' decisions about risk-taking are swayed by the so-called hot processes, emotional arousal-driven thinking that tends to interfere with "cold" rational processes of cost-benefit weighing. Adolescents often act impulsively and seem to act without thought. Their decisions are often influenced by affective motivators such as the desire for pleasure, relaxation, or excitement.
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What term is used to describe twins who are produced when two separate ova are fertilized by two separate sperm at roughly the same time?
A. dizygotic B. monozygotic C. gamete-specific D. zygote-enriched
Compared to other industrialized countries, infant mortality rates in the United States are among the highest
a) True b) False
What disorder consists of fluctuations between episodes of depression and mania?
A. bipolar II disorder B. major depression C. dysthymia D. bipolar I disorder
Which major depressive disorder criterion was changed in DSM-5?
a. Psychomotor agitation or sluggishness is no longer included. b. The frequency of recurrent suicidal thoughts was increased. c. The diagnosis can be made sooner after bereavement. d. Substance abuse can be a direct cause.