Which of the following is one of the endocrine glands?
a) tear
b) lymph
c) thyroid
d) salivary
Question 2Which of the following statements is TRUE about the combined use of CBT and medications for bulimia?
a) Adding drug treatment to CBT sometimes enhances the effectiveness of CBT for alleviating the co-occurring depression.
b) Medication alone is more effective than CBT.
c) Interpersonal therapy works more quickly and more effectively than CBT.
d) Over 75 of bulimic patients recover after receiving CBT
Question 3The chemicals corticotrophin factor, adrenocorticotrophichormone, and adrenal corticosteroids are associated with the ___________during stress response.
a) endocrine system
b) neurogenesis
c) hypothalamus
d) cerebral cortex
Question 4Which of the following is a good indicator of the degree of stress experienced by an individual?
a) serotonin levels
b) cerebral spinal fluid
c) brain electrical activity
d) adrenal corticosteroids
Question 5How does the endocrine system affect the body's response to stress?
a) mobilizes physical resources
b) increases likelihood of infection
c) speeds delivery of cerebral spinal fluid
d) increases electrical activity in the brain
Question 6How did people in the Middle Ages think that possession and mental illness were related?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 7Rose has been healthy her entire life. However, she has begun to experience changes in her behavior and through processes. She has noticed that, under stress, these changes occur. This is an example of:
a) changes in the nervous system
b) gene expression
c) behavior genetics
d) population genetics
Question 8After a class in developmental psychology, a student asked the professor a question concerning the effects of the environment on the student and her brother.
When answering the question the professor said, The research seems to indicate that nonshared environment plays a significant role in the development of siblings. What was the professor suggesting in his answer to this student's question?
a) Siblings have to compete for space and resources.
b) Siblings in a family do not share 100 of their genes.
c) Each child has an environment that differs from his/her siblings.
d) Children in a family share an environment different from other families.