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What hormone influences sleep? When it increases you feel sleepy and when it decreases you feel awake and alert.
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melatonin
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Who needs more sleep Infants or adults?
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infants
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The recommended amount of sleep for Infants is ? hrs, for school age kids ?, teens?, adults?
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12,
10, 9, 8 |
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Does the amount of required sleep increase or decrease with age?
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decrease
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6th graders who didn't get enough sleep had lower self-?, decreased ?, increased signs of ?
With an increase of ?-? minutes of sleep this age group performed better. |
esteem,
grades, depression, 40-60 |
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? glands secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream.
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endocrine
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The pituitary produces ? hormone which triggers the production of specialized hormones that directly regulate growth.
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growth
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The ? gland also plays a key role in the physical growth and development and in the development of the nervous system.
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thyroid
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The general term for male hormones that influence growth is ? The main male hormone is ? which is produced by the ?
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androgens,
testosteron, testes |
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In adolescent girls the ?'s produce larger quantities of the primary femal hormone ? and of ? which stimulates the production of GH.
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ovaries,
estrogen, progesterone |
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? is sometimes called the "pregnancy hormone" because it orchestrates bodily changes that allow conception and then support a pregnancy.
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progesterone
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Which researcher was responsible for starting the "Nun" study ?
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David Snowdon
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The first finding in the "Nun" study was that the level of ? seemed to affect longevity and health. The risk of death among the ? educated nuns was lower at every level.
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education,
college |
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A 2nd major finding in the "Nun" study was that the nuns who were active, both ? and ? lived longer and healthier than nuns who were not as active.
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physically,
mentally |
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The analysis of the nuns autobiographies, that were written by them at an avg. age of 22, revealed that those who used more complex ? where healthier when they became older.
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vocabulary
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What were the names of the two scientists who came up with the visual cliff experiment?
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Gibson and Walker
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Which group of animal did the worst on the visual cliff test?
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turtles
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What ear structure is stimulated by a cochlear implant ?
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auditory nerve
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Overall an estimated ?% of ADHD children outgrow their problems, ?% continue to have severe problems as adults, and ?% continue to have at least mild problems throughout their lives. More that ?% of adults in the U.S. appear to have diagnosable ADHD.
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20,
20, 60, 4 |
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Researchers have long agreed that ADHD has a ? basis, and that it is most likely a difference in brain ? rather than physical ? damage.
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neurological,
chemistry, brain |
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Low levels of the neurotransmitters ? and ? may be at the root of executive functioning problems with ADHDers.
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dopamine,
norepinephrine |
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Many children with ADHD are given stimulant drugs such as ?, and most are helped by this med. This drug has a ? effect on the body. The best Tx is using both ? and ? Tx.
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methylphenidate(Ritalin),
stimulant, meds, behavioral |
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There is ? much evidence that individuals with ADHD who took stimulants as children function better as adolsescents or adults that those who did not.
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NOT
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Older drivers are perceived by many as more ? prone and ? than other drivers.
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accident,
slower |
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Is it true that older adults 70yrs + are involved in more automobile fatalities than middle age drivers?
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yes
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Loss of ? is probably the biggest cause of poor driving ability with the elderly.
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vision.
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Simple guidelines for working with hearing impaired- Avoid ?, Is is best to speak at a ? rate, at about a distance of ?-? feet.
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shouting,
normal, 3-6 |
