According to your textbook, which of the following is among the four leading causes of serious illness and death and is worsened by the presence of psychological stress?
a. AIDS
b. Chronic lung disease
c. Diabetes
d. Obesity
Answer: B
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A. "Because a friend is someone you can count on to help you when you need it" B. "Because a friend is someone you can talk to about things that are bothering you" C. "Because I can play a lot with my friend, and stay at my friend's house a lot" D. "Because a friend is somebody who is kind and puts my feelings first"
While attempting to cope with the death of her sister, Megan decides to participate in a spontaneous celebration of life sponsored by a local church. For Megan, this participation is a nice example of the use of a ____ support
a. spiritual b. secular c. tertiary d. docility
According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, people are unable to experience higher needs until the needs below them have been met. Considering this statement, if someone is unable to experience belongingness and love needs, what needs have not been met?
A. safety and security needs B. physiological needs C. need for self-actualization D. esteem needs E. food and shelter needs
The fMRI has several important advantages over the PET scan. Which of the following is not one of those advantages?
a) it can provide images of both brain structures and brain activities b) it requires no injections of radioactive tracers c) it can identify locations of activity with greater precision than a PET scan d) It can detect changes in under 5 minutes, versus the 20 minutes required by a PET scan