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4. An example of homeostasis is
5. The term "organ reserve" refers to
6. As we age, the resting heart rate
7. Decline in sexual activity is
• not age related.
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12. Some occupations or recreational activities involve a greater degree of risk or danger. The prospect of "living on the edge" makes which of the following compelling to some individuals?
• edgework
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13. Ingestion of a drug, no matter how much is called
drug use.
drug abuse.
drug addiction.
intoxication.
14. Most marijuana smokers & cocaine users quit by the age of
20.
30.
40.
once started, quitting is rare and not age related.
15. The single most important factor correlating with drug abuse is
having friends who use drugs.
severe life stresses.
temperament.
all of these
16. Because the set point for a person's body weight is not rigidly fixed, which of the following terms might better be used?
fixed average
ideal level
settling point
body-mass ratio
17. The person most likely to have anorexia nervosa is
Kim, who is 13 and a high achiever.
Mae, who is doing poorly in school.
Ed who is in the top 10% of his class.
Bill, who is on a diet recommended by his doctor.
18. Ruth does eating binges & then vomits, She is suffering from
anorexia nervosa.
bulimia nervosa.
cocaine withdrawal.
diet pill addiction.
19. According to epigenetic theory, eating disorders can be explained by
the inability of the daughter to physically separate from the mother.
a women's desire to complete with men by projection of a male image.
cultural pressures.
a girl's avoidance of stresses of puberty that include developing
a womanly body.
20. Which of the following groups has the highest rate of violent death?
• middle-aged females
• young adult males
• young adult females
• middle-aged males
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Lifespan Growth & Development Robert C. Gates 
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The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization. - Sigmund Freud |