What is the most accurate description of endorphins?
a) plant-derived treatment for severe pain
b) opium-like chemicals found in the body
c) toxin that can cause a loss of neurons in the brain
d) treatment for a variety of disturbances in motor movement
ANS: b
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a. You know there is nothing you can do to stop the alarm. b. You use emotion-focused coping before problem-focused coping. c. You use problem-focused coping before emotion-focused coping. d. You think you could stop the alarm if you could reach it, but you can't reach it.
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a) This parent is correct because bad crowds make good kids do illegal things when the kids would otherwise not get into trouble. b) The crowd had no impact on the child's illegal behavior. c) This behavior is found in boys, but not in girls. d) The crowd did encourage this illegal act, but the child also probably chose this crowd because he was already having problems in life.