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A healthy person has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT being mentally and emotionally stable being addicted to drugs and alcohol Being free of illness being physically fit

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being addicted to drugs and alcohol

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Life expectancy in the early 1900's was largely determined by a person's susceptibility to infectious disease hygiene habits occupation and location family history

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susceptibility to infectious disease

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The contemporary definition of wellness is living longer than one's parents all factors leading to positive health status or overall well-being the absence of ongoing symptoms or chronic disease the ability to move about freely without pain

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all factors leading to positive health status or overall well-being

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The six dimensions of wellness interact continuously. seldom influence one another. affect health independently of each other. affect either the mind or the body

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interact continuously

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Emotional health can best be described as being able to adapt to various social situations feel and express emotions appropriately maintain satisfying relationships think clearly, without emotional influence

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feel and express emotions appropriately

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Overall, the leading cause of death for Americans is cancer. heart disease. suicide. accidents.

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heart disease

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Healthy People 2020 is a plan designed to improve health-related quality of life and years of life of Americans. extend health insurance coverage to millions more Americans increase payments to doctors who serve Medicaid and Medicare patients update FDA regulations on the manufacture and sale of drugs in the United States

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Improve health related quality of life and years of life of Americans

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Spiritual health can best be described as holding to religious beliefs learned in childhood. have a sense of meaning and purpose in one's life not as important as other factors to overall wellness estabilishing and maintaining fulfilling relationships

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Have a sense of meaning and purpose in one's life

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The ability to think clearly, analyze information, and use one's mental capacity to meet life's challenges is known as mental health intellectual health social health physical health

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Intellectual health

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People with an internal locus of control believe that events turn out as they do based on environmental factors fate and luck their own actions previous disappointments

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Their own actions

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Jane is sedentary and obese. What effect, if any, do these have on her dimensions of health? They only affect her dimensions of health if she has health problems as a result of these. They affect all her dimensions of health. They only affect her physical health. They affect her ability to recover from illnesses

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They affect all her dimensions of health

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Eve is always upset about something. It seems she is never really happy. Get mental outlook is likely to adversely affect They affect her ability to recover from illnesses They affect her health only if she has a family history of health problems related to obesity They affect all her dimensions of health. They affect her physical health only

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All dimensions of her health

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Health promotion refers to informational campaigns about health. focuses on curing illness and disease. involves social justice aimed at health care for all Americans. includes policies, programs, and financial support for initiatives that promote health

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Includes policies, programs, and financial support for initiatives that promote health

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The contemporary definition of wellness is living longer than one's parents the ability to move about freely without pain the absence of ongoing symptoms or chronic disease all factors leading to positive health status or overall well-being

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All factors leading to positive health status or overal well-being

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All of the following factors pay a role in health disparities except procrastination. inadequate health insurance geographic location economic status

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Procrastination

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Young adults (15-24) most likely to die from heart disease. cancer. unintentional accidents. homicide.

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Unintentional accidents

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Overall, the leading cause of death for Americans is unintentional accidents. respiratory disease Cancer heart disease.

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Heart disease

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The science and profession involved in protecting and improving the health of individuals, families, and communities is Public Health disease prevention immunology health care

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Public health

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A good example of a healthful enabling factor is nagging your parents because they smoke. encouraging your spouse to go to the fitness club with you. having friends who hate to exercise. living near a walking path when you want to begin a walking program.

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Living near a walking path when you want to begin a walking program

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To succesfully change a behavior, a person must recognize that change is a(n) stressful situation process that occurs in stages isolated event chance to wipe out past mistakes

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Process that occurs in stages

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Family health background and the behaviors of family members are examples of predisposing factors. enabling factors motivational factors. reinforcing factors.

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Predisposing factors

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An adolescent smoker might think lung cancer only happens to old people. This is an example of which factor of the health belief model? cues to action demographic variables perceived seriousness perceived susceptibility

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Perceived susceptibility

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Brenda's ski trip. Add 10 min/day. Using _______ to get in shape. visualization shaping modeling self-talk

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Shaping

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When applying the strategy of shaping to behavior change, one should set very demanding goals for oneself. use small achievable steps. expect this strategy to provide immediate success. only reward oneself when reaching the main goal.

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Use small achievable steps

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Observing a friend successful attempts to quit smoking in order to help yourself quit smoking is an example of shaping. modeling. conforming. envy.

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Modeling

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Gift card to a local bookstore an activity reinforcer. a consumable reinforcer. a possessional reinforcer. a manipulative reinforcer

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Consumable reinforcer

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Lower health insurance rates for non-smokers is an example of a _________ type of reinforcer possessional activity social manipulative

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Manipulative

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Not allowing yourself to think about getting stage fright and only focusing on the words when preparing to do a speech would be an example of blocking/thought stopping. self-threats. rational emotive therapy. self-instruction.

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Blocking/thought stopping

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The absence of disease or illness is the optimal description of health T or F

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False

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The development of self esteem is an important part of intellectual health T or F

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False

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Spirituality can only be find through organized religion T or F

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False

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The surgeon generals warning on cigarettes is an example of health promotion T or F

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True

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Psychosocial health is a complex interaction of

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both family history and interpretations of past experiences

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Which of the following represents the primary difference between emotional health and mental health?

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Emotional health deals specifically with feelings rather than thought processes.

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Jane's belief that she can successfully pass her biology midterm is an example of

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self-efficacy

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Which of the following is NOT a common sign of major depression (clinical depression)?

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feeling highly energetic

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Which of the following is true about laughter

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It reduces depression is stressed-out people and it can be a coping mechanism

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Melody has been experiencing severe mood swings, having a lot of energy at one moment and then experiencing a depressed state. Melody is displaying symptoms of

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bipolar disorder

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Which of the following statements about schizophrenia is true?

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Schizophrenia is a biological disease of the brain

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Warning signs of suicide include all of the following EXCEPT

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A stable personality

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The mental health professional who can prescribe medications to treat mental disorders is a

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psychiatrist

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mental illnesses characterized by ongoing worry and a sense of threat or agitation are

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anxiety disorders

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A term used to encompass mental, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of health is

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psychological

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Which of the following is true of psychosocially healthy people?

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They value human diversity

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A mentally healthy student who gets a bad grade on an exam would respond by

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learning from the situation and improving study habits

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psychological health is a complex interaction of

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thoughts, feelings, and personal experiences

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Keisha puts herself down all the time. She approaches any challenge with a negative attitude and doubts her ability to succeed. Keisha is displaying

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low self-esteem

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Jose's belief that he can successfully pass his biology midterm is an example of

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self-efficacy

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A psychologically healthy person is

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resilient

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A person's sense of self respect or self worth is referred to as

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self esteem

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Psychologically healthy people

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feel comfortable interacting with others

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Which of the following is true of Maslow's heirarchy of needs?

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Failure to meet a lower-level need will interfere with fulfilling higher-level needs

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Sharon has lost two jobs in the past year. She blames her coworkers whom she says didn't like her. She says that they were purposely trying to sabotage her and that she did absolutely nothing wrong. From her behavior, it is likely that Sharon has developed

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learned helplessness

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Melody has been experiencing severe mood swings, having a lot of manic energy for a period and then experiencing an extremely depressed state. Her symptoms are associated with

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bipolar disorder

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Jake is being treated for depression. His counselor is a licensed medical doctor who provides talk therapy and has also prescribed medications for Jake's condition. Which type of mental health professional is Jake seeing?

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Psychiatrist

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Celia spends a good deal of her time worrying, is easily fatigued, and often has difficulty concentrating, which is affecting her grades. Her symptoms may characterize

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generalized anxiety disorder

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A treatment for depression that involves correcting consistently pessimistic thought patterns is

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behavioral therapy

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Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is associated with

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reduced exposure to sunlight

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Which of the following is true with respect to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

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ADHD makes it more difficult to get along with others

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Which item below do adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often have difficulty with

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concentrating and staying on task

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Warning signs of suicide include all of the following EXCEPT

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planning an important future event

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The mental health professional who can prescribe medications to treat mental disorders is a

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psychiatrist

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Which of the following situations would be likely to boost your self-esteem?

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Keeping in contact with old friends and family members

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Research on depression has found that women

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are prone to depression because of the multiple responsibilities in their lives

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Which of the following is true about a major depressive disorder?

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symptoms include physical exhaustion and an inability to concentrate

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Which of the following is true about panic attacks?

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They can lead to social isolation

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College students are

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more likely to commit suicide than the general population

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All of the following are likely to influence your response to stress EXCEPT

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your friend's level of stress.

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Peter was in a relationship that recently ended when he found out his partner was cheating on him. This probably caused

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distress

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When Joe prepares to spar an opponent in Tae Kwon Do, his heart rate and respiration rate increase. These are indicators that his ________ nervous system has been activated

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sympathetic

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chronic Stress has a strong connection to which of the following medical conditions EXCEPT

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tooth decay

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The ability of the immune system to respond to assaults is known as

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immunocompetence

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Tyler wants to win the soloist competition this year. His practice time is always the same time his friends are going out to party. Tyler always goes along for the party because he can squeeze in a few minutes of practice somewhere in his schedule. It is the week of the competition and now Tyler has come down with a terrible stomach bug. Tyler's illness may be related to

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inconsistent goals and behavior

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Which of the following forms of stress management also improves flexibility?

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Yoga

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Which of the following statements best describes self-esteem?

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Self-esteem has to do with one's confidence and self-satisfaction.

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Cortisol contributes to weight gain in all the following ways EXCEPT

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Increasing testosterone production.

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Jeff knows the midterm chemistry exam is going to be tough. He is trying to prepare for it by taking a practice test every night before he goes out drinking with his buddies. Jeff is

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using stress inoculation.

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Which of the following is true about stress:

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Stress is a mental and physical response to real or perceived changes, challenges, or threats

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A pop quiz in class is an example of:

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a stressor

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An example of an event likely to be associated with distress is

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bouncing several checks

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David woke up in the middle of the night because he smelled smoke. This most likely caused him to experience

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the flight or fight response.

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Catrina just missed hitting a deer as she was driving along a dark, curving road. She felt her racing heart finally slow down after she pulled off the road and took a few deep breaths.This is an example of a(n):

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adaptive response

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the primary hormone responsible for physiological stress responses such as increased heart rate and breathing rates is

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epinephrine

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the stress hormone cortisol has a major role during the stress response in

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mobilizing nutrients to meet energy needs

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Emily is experiencing chronic stress in a dysfunctional relationship. Which of the following looks at the allostatic load Emily is carrying?

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the long term wear and tear of the stress response

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Peter recently ended a relationship when he found out his partner was cheating on him. This probably caused

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distress

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As Joe prepares to spar with a tae kwon do opponent, his heart rate and respiration rate increase. These are indicators that which branch of the nervous system has been activated?

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sympathetic

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Tyler wants to win the trumpet soloist competition this year. His practice time always ends up being the same time his friends are going out to party. Tyler always goes along for the party because he figures he can squeeze in a few minutes of practice somewhere in his schedule. It is competition week and Tyler has come down with a terrible stomach bug. Tyler's illness may be related to

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behavior that is inconsistent with his gold

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of the following choices, the best example of conflict is

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wanting to go out to with friends but needing to study

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which of the following best describes a type C personality

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stoic

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Which of the following forms of stress management is also a type of Chinese martial art?

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Tai Chai

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The physiological state in which all body systems are in balance and functioning normally is

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Homeostasis

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Research on stress and body function have found that prolonged stress

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Reduces the effectiveness of the immune system

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To manage stress, the first step is to

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identify and assess the stressors in your life

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Which of the following statements regarding stress and hair loss is NOT true?

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stress induced hair loss is irreversible

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Cortisol contributes to weight gain by

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lowering metabolic rate and elevating glucose levels

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Downshifting refers to the process of

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taking steps to simplify one's life

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The process of replacing negative thoughts with positive ones is referred to as

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cognitive restructuring

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Meditation has been proven effective in managing stress. Which of the following is NOT true about meditation?

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There is only one meditation style tyat is considered effective

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Exercise reduces stress by

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increasing endorphines and reducing levels of stress hormones

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Eating healthy foods helps in managing stress because

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they nourish the body and provide stamina for stressful times

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Jeff knows the midterm chemistry exam is going to be tough. He is trying to prepare for it by taking a practice test every night before he goes out with his buddies. Jeff is

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using the technique of stress inoculation

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Social and cultural factors that increase the likelihood of violence include all of the following except

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consumption of alcohol

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A tendency toward anger may be

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both physiologica and related to family background

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Which of the following would NOT be considered a hate crime?

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Running a red light and hitting a pedestrian

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All of the following are common characteristics of child abusers EXCEPT

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they have a healthy self-image

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Sexual penetration without the victim's consent constitutes

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rape

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Based on statistics about campus violence, students who are victims of rape

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know the perpetrator

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Successful community strategies for preventing violence include all of the following EXCEPT?

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discouraging family planning programs

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Which of the following explains why individuals may engage in stalking behavior?

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they lack social skills

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Which of the following is true about domestic violence?

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Homocide by a current or former intimate partner is the leading cause of death among pregnant women in the United States.

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Assault, homicide, and suicide are examples of

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intentional injuries

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Violence can be defined as

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the intentional use of physical force or power against oneself or another person or group.

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Social and culteral factors that increase the likelihood of violence include all of the following EXCEPT

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social support

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Breakdowns in the criminal justice system contribute to violence because

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prisons are overcrowded and prisoners may be released early

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Which of the following is true about reactive aggression?

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It is most often an emotional reaction to frustrating life experiences.

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Research examining the relationship between substance abuse and violence indicates

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users of illegal drugs commit robberies and assaults more frequrently than nonusers

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Which of the following is true regarding homicides?

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Homicides are the second leading cause of death for persons aged 15-24

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Of the following, the least likely risk factor for gang involvement is

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having high academic achievement.

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International terrorism occurs when

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terrorist activities transcend national boundaries.

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A woman often remains a victim of domestic violence because

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her cultural or religious beliefs forbid divorce.

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A tendency toward anger may be

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both physiological and related to family back ground

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Which of the following is true about the cycle of violence?

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This cycle explains why people stay in unhealthy or dangerous relationships.

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A situation that would be a predictor of domestic violence is

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marital dissatisfaction

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If a child is not provided with enough to eat and doesn't have proper clothes to wear, this is an example of

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neglect

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Which of the following is true about acquaintance rape?

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It is a crime of opportunity, not necessarily a prearranged date.

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Which of the following is true about marital rape?

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Many states may treat marital rape as a lesser crime.

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Your friend confides in you that her coworker is always making sexually explicit comments to her and telling lewd jokes about sex. You explain to her that this is

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sexual harassment.

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Which of the following is true about stalking?

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It can occur over the internet.

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Which of the following explains why an individual may engage in stalking behavior?

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they lack social skills

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A common ploy used by rapists is to

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pose as a person of authority such as a police officer

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Successful community strategies for preventing violence include all of the following EXCEPT

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discouraging family planning programs

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Children who have experienced sexual abuse are at increased risk for

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anxiety disorders, depression, and suicide

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James lost his job and was not able to make his rent. His frustration built up to the point that he initiated a physical fight with a friend. James is displaying

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reactive aggression.

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The US Public Health Service defines violence as a chronic disease.

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True

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The media are to blame for the perpetuation of violence in our society.

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False

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Domestic violence is very prevalent in the United States.

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True

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Sexual harassment is carried out only by people who are in positions of power.

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False

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The most frequent abusers are a child's parents or family member.

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True

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Which one of the following is characteristic of intimate relationships?

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They involve need fulfillment

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Lisa and Abby are sisters and best friends. Both feel they can share their worries and concerns with one another. This example demonstrates

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social integration

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Family consists of

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a network of people that provides support, security, and a sense of belonging.

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Greg and Kate always support each others' interests, hoping to ensure that the other will succeed. This best demonstrates that

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they are advocates for each other.

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According to Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love, the most complete, ideal type of love is

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consummate love.

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A healthy marriage contributes to reducing stress by

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increasing financial stability and expanding support networks.

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Angel broke up with her boyfriend of two years. In order to cope with the failed relationship, she should

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find healthy ways to express her emotions such as talking with a friend or exercising.

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Menstrual flow is actually sloughed off

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endometrial lining

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Anthony frequently experiences premature ejaculation. What type of sexual dysfunction does he have?

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Orgasmic disorder

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A relationship is intimate only if sex is involved.

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false

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The permanent cessation of menstrual periods is

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menopause

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Emily and Rosa are close friends who are able to share their feelings freely, providing support and reassurance. This example demonstrates their

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ability to provide objective feedback.

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All of the following are true about intimate relationships EXCEPT

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they lack emotional availability

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Through our relationships with others, we fulfill our needs for

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intimacy, social integration, and nurturance

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Which of the following is true about communication patterns between men and women?

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Women tend to be more expressive

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Which of the following is true about self-disclosure?

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It involves sharing feelings and information as a means of getting to know a person.

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Julio wants to strengthen his relationship with LaVonne by sharing personal information with her. To get over his fear of disclosing his feelings, Julio can do all of the following EXCEPT

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blame his parents for his imperfections.

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You are most likely to listen best when

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you believe the speaker is saying something you can relate to.

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Which factor would reduce the likelihood of your choosing a particular person as a partner?

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Your beliefs, attitudes, and values are significantly different.

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According to Robert Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love, love involves

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intimacy, passion, and commitment.

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Attraction has been described by some social scientists as

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feelings of elation and euphoria produced by neurochemicals.

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According to researcher Helen Fisher, the feeling that the excitement and passion is gone from a relationship is due to

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a decrease in PEA levels.

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Daniel has been involved in four sexually exclusive relationships over the past six years. This is an example of

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serial monogamy

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Jeff and Dana have been married for two years. Their relationship involves exclusive sexual involvement with each other. This demonstrates

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a monogamous relationship

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All of the following are true about cohabitation EXCEPT

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it is more common among people who are religious

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Which of the following is true about being single in the United States?

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the number of adults electing

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Which of the following is true about intersexuality?

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The person does not exhibit exclusive male or female sexual anatomy.

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Which of the following best describes gender identity?

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Our personal sense of awareness of being masculine or feminine

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Which of the following is true about androgyny?

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A person has a combination of both traditional masculine and feminine traits.

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Sexual orientation is based on which of the following factors?

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Biological, psychological, and socioenvironmental

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All of the following are true about celibacy EXCEPT

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it has nothing to do with personal growth.

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All of the following are considered variant sexual behaviors EXCEPT

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masturbation

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The duct system atop the testes where sperm reach maturity is the

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epididymis

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sexual dysfunction only affects men

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false

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trying to understand the gender differences in communication patterns is a good first step to better communcation betwen the sexes

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true

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sexual identity begins at birth

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false

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sexual intimacy is the major reason for the existence of all relationships

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false

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Testosterone is the hormone responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics.

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true

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Serial monogamy means that partners can have sexual involvement outside their primary relationship.

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False

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The first sign of puberty in females is the beginning of breast development.

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true

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