Among runaways, throwaway adolescents are typically the least needy

Your friend was diagnosed with sickle-cell anemia. Because you do not know much about the disorder you ask for an explanation. What are you likely to hear?

a) "Low levels of oxygen caused minor brain damage that makes it difficult for me to learn." b) "My liver produces a toxin that disrupts release of hormones necessary for development." c) "As a result of an extra #21 chromosome I have unusual facial features and difficulty with memory." d) "My blood has too many abnormal hemoglobin molecules, which reduce oxygen delivery and can result in a high fever and severe pain."

According to Langer and Rodin (1976), the quality and length of the lives of elderly nursing-home residents is determined in part by __________

a) how young residents are when they come to the nursing home. b) the degree to which residents feel a sense of control over their lives. c) how much disease they come into contact with. d) how much stress they have in their lives.