In the United States today, which of the following is true of the use of drugs (anesthetics, narcotics, etc.) during childbirth?
a. They are rarely used.
b. They are used less commonly today than 20 years ago.
c. They cannot cross the placental membrane and affect the neonate.
d. None of these is accurate.
D
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a. I. b. II. c. III. d. IV.
Based on research using imaging devices, the brains of persons with schizophrenia
appear to differ from the brains of those persons who do not have schizophrenia. The brains of persons having schizophrenia a. contain less gray matter. b. contain more gray matter. c. show deformities of the limbic system. d. show erratic firing of unmyelinated neurons. e. contain smaller lateral ventricles.
Overall, children of gay and lesbian parents can be distinguished from other children mainly by
A) the amount of harassment they receive from peers. B) their tendency to associate only with same-sex peers. C) issues related to living in a nonsupportive society. D) the psychological stigma of their parents' sexuality.
Alcoholics Anonymous' (AA) position on the use of medications to treat medical conditions can be summarized as follows:
a. AA takes no position on any issue other than alcoholism b. AA's philosophy is that the alcoholic is best able to maintain abstinence from alcohol if he or she is also abstinent from other drugs c. AA does support the use of medication in the case of life-threatening conditions d. AA does not allow members to give advice regarding taking medically useful drugs