Epigenome - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the brain's capacity to change in response to positive or negative experiences? - ANSWER plasticity How does the Positive Youth Development program relate to plasticity? - ANSWER The Positive Youth Development program believes that adolescents have the ability to become something more or turn their situation around if their social, personal, physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual development is promoted and motivated. So, if a person's brain is stimulated one way by positiv...

COUN-6214S-3/COUN-6215D-3/COUN-6215-3-Lifespan Development The epigenome is the full set of factors, from the cell to the outside world, that controls the expression of When clinicians assess a client’s presenting problem(s) in order to plan for treatment, which of the following approaches to diagnosis reflects a developmental viewpoint? Which of the following is the best example of neuroplasticity? Mrs. Harmon, the mother of 18-month-old Bryce, is concerned that Bryce has not learned to...

What do Americans think would be ideal? A. 84% - 11% - 4% - 0.2% - 0.1% B. 20% - 20% - 20% - 20% - 20% C. 36% - 21% - 18% - 15% - 11% D. 59% - 20% - 12% - 6% - 3% E. 32% - 22% - 19% - 16% - 11% - ANSWER E. 32% - 22% - 19% - 16% - 11% "Nature" refers to ____ as "nurture" refers to ____? - ANSWER genes;environment Active gene/environment correlations refers to the idea that: a. a person's genotype influences how other people react to them b. a person's genotype influences the t...

1. Which of the following is an accurate description of the long term effects of chronic stress on the body? 2. The idea that children's development is affected by biological factors, and that biological factors are also affected by the environment and experience, is a part of: 3. The measure of social status that combines aspects of education background, income and occupation is called: 4. Ms. Dawson recently gave birth to twins, a girl and a boy. Which of the following statements a...

WGU C785 Module 1 Anticodon - correct answer The three bases of the mRNA codon are complementary (i.e., they base-pair) to three bases on the tRNA known as the anticodon ; 3-nucleotide region on one end of a tRNA molecule Central Dogma of molecular biology - correct answer This paradigm was formulated by Francis Crick: First, a portion of the DNA, a gene, is transcribed to produce a complementary strand of RNA; then the RNA is translated into protein. Codon - correct answer During...

COUN 6215 Week 2 Quiz 1. Which of the following statements is most accurate with regard to Piaget’s theory? 2. Gisela is a 6-year-old Peruvian girl who lives with her family on a farm in a rural village. She often helps her father take produce to a market to sell. She does not know how to read, but she understands the cost of items and can make change without errors. Sophie is a 6-year-old who lives in the US. She is in the 1st grade, is making great progress in learning to read and write, a...

PSY 4500 EXAM 1 According to the text, complete health involves which three domains? A) physical, psychological, physiological B) emotional, physical, social C) physical, psychological, social D) physical, economic, social The belief that disease was caused by microscopic organisms and should be treated by surgery and immunization was a product of: A) the Middle Ages. B) the nineteenth century. C) the Renaissance. D) the 21st century. The scientific study of the causes or origins...

1. Question: One important lesson that people in helping professions can take from Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s work is that 2. Question: Mrs. Washington is conducting her weekly group counseling session for single young adults. Karen, a lonely young professional woman, talks about feeling abandoned by her boyfriend. The other group members listen patiently and respond empathically. Mrs. Washington reflects Karen’s feeling with concern and sensitivity. What would operant learning theory pred...

1. Question: One important lesson that people in helping professions can take from Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s work is that 2. Question: Mrs. Washington is conducting her weekly group counseling session for single young adults. Karen, a lonely young professional woman, talks about feeling abandoned by her boyfriend. The other group members listen patiently and respond empathically. Mrs. Washington reflects Karen’s feeling with concern and sensitivity. What would operant learning theory pred...

1. Question: One important lesson that people in helping professions can take from Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s work is that 2. Question: Mrs. Washington is conducting her weekly group counseling session for single young adults. Karen, a lonely young professional woman, talks about feeling abandoned by her boyfriend. The other group members listen patiently and respond empathically. Mrs. Washington reflects Karen’s feeling with concern and sensitivity. What would operant learning theory pred...