Health and Wellness
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What are the two most common eating disorders?

  • anorexia nervosa and binge eating disorder
  • bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa (correct)
  • orthorexia nervosa and anorexia athletica
  • obesity and anorexia nervosa

Regular physical activity helps to

  • weaken heart and lungs
  • lower immunity to diseases
  • reduce anxiety and depression (correct)
  • increase blood pressure and heart rate

Smoking is the leading preventable cause of

  • obesity and insomnia
  • cancer and heart disease
  • illness, death, and impoverishment (correct)
  • diabetes and osteoporosis

What is social support?

<p>material, informational, and psychological resources from social networks (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is reflective thinking?

<p>active, persistent, and careful consideration of information or beliefs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

College students tend to drink more

<p>frequently and heavily than their non-collegiate peers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of chronic stress on the body?

<p>Increased risk of various diseases (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common source of stress in middle age?

<p>Career transitions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do women tend to respond to stress?

<p>By reporting more extreme stress (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of stress on sleep patterns?

<p>Decreased need for sleep (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a physical consequence of aging?

<p>Shrinkage of intervertebral disks (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of smoking and poor diet on bone health?

<p>Accelerated bone loss (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of sensory memory?

<p>Temporary storage of sensory information (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to working memory with age?

<p>It declines due to reduced capacity and processing speed (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of long-term memory stores information about specific experiences or events?

<p>Episodic memory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the third step required to process information in memory?

<p>Retrieval (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Baltes' life-span developmental approach, what is a key to successful aging?

<p>Selective optimization with compensation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a person's ability to look back on their life with a sense of accomplishment and fulfillment?

<p>Ego integrity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers
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