All of the following statements are true related to the progestin-only pill (minipill) EXCEPT:
a. Minipills can safely be used by women who smoke.
b. Minipills are taken every day with no hormone-free days
c. Minipills contain higher hormone levels than the combination birth control pills.
d. Minipills require strict regularity in pill taking in order to maintain effectiveness.
c
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Which of the following illustrates the relationship between stress and cardiovascular disease?
a. Stress is associated with thinned artery walls. b. Over the long run, stress can damage the heart. c. Type B personality is associated with higher blood pressure. d. Stress causes people to focus on the warning signs of heart attack.
During the sexual response cycle, a refractory period is a time when
a. subsequent orgasms are easier to achieve for men but not women. b. physiological signs of arousal persist, but psychological arousal is absent. c. subsequent orgasms are easier to achieve for both men and women. d. men are unable to achieve another orgasm. e. men experience a sense of ejaculatory inevitability.
Which of the following is NOT a method that is used to coax compliance from someone?
a. Giving a small gift b. Delaying between requests and strategies c. Gaining a little cooperation before giving the larger sales pitch d. Telling someone they cannot have something
A specific brain structure known to be involved in regulating such behaviors as feeding, drinking, sexual behavior, fear, and aggressiveness is the:
a. cerebellum b. thalamus c. pituitary gland d. hypothalamus