Mary went to the emergency room for the second time in a month complaining of difficulty in breathing and chest pain that had come on suddenly. She thought she was having a heart attack and was afraid she was dying, but the doctor could not find anything wrong. She may be suffering from ________

Genes are involved in the risk for eating disorders, and in the case of anorexia and bulimia, there is evidence of

a. multiple subtle brain irregularities, such as with appetite regulation. b. a specific gene for anorexia and a different specific gene for bulimia. c. a single common gene that causes both anorexia and bulimia. d. damage to one specific brain region that leads to the disordered eating behavior.

The view that animal life is somehow different from human life is called

a. racism. b. speciesism. c. bigotry. d. anthromorphism.