Which statement about suicide among children and youths is accurate?
a. The suicide rate in the United States has not changed over the past 25 years.
b. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15-24 year olds.
c. Children who commit suicide tend to have high levels of 5-HIAA in their brains.
d. About 12,000 children between ages 5 and 14 attempt suicide each year in the United States.
B
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a. identifying unconscious motives and feelings. b. changing unproductive ways of thinking. c. modifying behaviors through conditioning. d. helping clients fulfill their potential.
Scientists who have studied pain mechanisms have discovered that
a. there is one set of receptors that responds to all forms of pain-producing stimuli. b. the location and intensity of pain is identified by mechanisms in the spinal cord. c. pain signals are sent to the central nervous system via two pathways. d. pain signals rarely reach the cerebral cortex of the brain.