Provide three characteristics for anorexia nervosa.
What will be an ideal response?
Anorexia nervosa is characterized by rapid weight loss, distorted body image, and resistance to eating. It affects both males and females, can prevent menstrual cycles from occurring, and leads to declining health and early development of osteoporosis.
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Nerve cells (neurons) have four basic structures:
a. glia, neurotransmitters, membrane, and axon. b. dendrites, cell body, axon, and terminal buttons. c. axon, soma, cell body, and synapse. d. electrolyte, ion, membrane, and dendrite.
Choosing to become a vegan or a vegetarian usually occurs because of
a. genetic factors. b. taste aversions. c. cultural values. d. nutritional imbalances.
In traditional cultures, socialization becomes broader for girls and narrower for boys in adolescence
a. True b. False
When Joanne's infant daughter starts to crawl, she primarily uses her arms to help her. After she masters this new way of moving around the room, she starts relying on her legs to help her more in the crawling process. From a developmental standpoint, the way Joanne's daughter starts with her arms and then adds the use of her legs follows the _________________ principle.
A. proximodistal B. cephalocaudal C. neonatal reflex D. encephomotor