Suppose that a young female patient in the United States suffers from complications from female genital mutilation, performed before she emigrated. People from this patient's culture are likely to believe that
a. the procedure makes the genitals cleaner and reduces sexual activity outside of marriage.
b. the procedure increases male sexual pleasure by altering the location of the woman's vagina.
c. the operation is not especially painful.
d. modern surgical instruments have reduced the danger of the procedure.
A
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a. how people's responses change when conscious processes are not allowed to function normally. b. repression of ideas. c. that no matter how much a person has to attend to, conscious processes are consistently easy to use. d. that behavior is more strongly influenced by conscious than by unconscious processes.
Which of the following is a known factor that contributes to an earlier onset of menopause?
a. an increase in estrogen b. having never given birth c. regular exercise d. a decrease in testosterone