Health Sciences Foundations
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Health Sciences Foundations offers an introduction to the key concepts, disciplines, and professional pathways within the health sciences field. Students will explore foundational topics such as human anatomy and physiology, basic medical terminology, healthcare systems, ethics, patient care principles, and the roles of various health professionals. Emphasis is placed on developing communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills essential for success in healthcare environments. This course provides the groundwork for further study in specialized health science areas and fosters an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of healthcare delivery.
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Lifespan Development 6th Canadian Edition by Denise Boyd
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Chapter 1: Basic Concepts and Methods
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Q1) Beginning to walk or beginning to menstruate are examples of development based upon maturation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The concept of the critical period would explain why many kindergartners are distressed during the first week of their kindergarten experience.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) A researcher is interested in determining the effects of a medication on high blood pressure.She administers treatment to one group and no special treatment to the remaining group.The group that receives no special treatment is referred to as
A) the experimental group.
B) the control group.
C) the placebo group.
D) the contrast group.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Theories of Development
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Q1) Abraham Maslow used the term ________ to describe the ultimate goal of human life.
A) "physiological needs"
B) "esteem needs"
C) "self-actualization"
D) "deficiency motives"
Answer: C
Q2) ________ are genes found only in the fluid that surrounds an unfertilized ovum.
A) Miscreation genes
B) Morphogen genes
C) Mitochondria genes
D) Mutant genes
Answer: C
Q3) The psychosexual stages in which pleasure comes from touching the genitals are the
A) latency stage and oral stage.
B) oral stage and anal stage.
C) anal stage and latency stage.
D) phallic stage and genital stage.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Prenatal Development and Birth
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Q1) A common medical treatment for infants born at 32 weeks gestation or before is
A) surfactant therapy to enable respiration.
B) immunization against hepatitis.
C) blood transfusion to provide white blood cells to fight infections.
D) high-fat diet to foster weight gain.
Answer: A
Q2) Ultrasound testing is a routine part of prenatal care in Canada because it helps track prenatal development and growth.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Boys are more likely than girls to show long-term effects of low birth weight.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The advice about alcohol use typically given to pregnant women is "drink in moderation."
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy
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Q1) Sucking,withdrawing from pain,or closing the pupil of the eye in response to bright light are examples of
A) the Babinski and Moro reflexes.
B) primitive responses that disappear by six months of age.
C) adaptive reflexes that enable a neonate to survive reconstruction.
D) mature responses necessary for socialization as a human.
Q2) According to visual acuity theory,which child has the poorest eyesight?
A) John cannot tell that the blue item 10 feet in front of him is his favourite blue truck.
B) Roberta can see her red toy, which is 30 feet away from her.
C) Reema cannot see her pink blanket, which is 30 feet away from her.
D) Ben can see his orange boots 15 feet in front of him.
Q3) Nativist theorists claim that perceptual abilities are inborn.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Sucking,swallowing,pupil dilation,and grasping are all examples of A) Babinski reflexes.
B) Moro, or startle, reflexes.
C) adaptive reflexes.
D) primitive reflexes.
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Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy
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Q1) An infant's understanding about the nature of objects and how they behave has been referred to as
A) object projection.
B) object expectation.
C) object permanence.
D) object concept.
Q2) Many theories have been presented to explain the nature of language development in childhood.Which of the following perspectives is NOT one of them?
A) behaviourist view
B) naturalistic view
C) nativist view
D) constructivist view
Q3) Your sister just had a baby,and you are discussing the pros and cons of letting her child watch positive children's programming on television.According to the American of Pediatrics,no child should watch television before the age of
A) 12 months.
B) 18 months.
C) 24 months.
D) 36 months.
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Chapter 6: Social and Personality Development in Infancy
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Q1) One crucial ingredient for secure attachment is the emotional availability of the caregiver.
A)True B)False
Q2) Depressed mothers can be just as effective and responsive as non-depressed mothers.
A)True B)False
Q3) A disorganized/disoriented attachment is likely to occur when the child has been abused.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe how mental health disorders affect caregiver characteristics,contingent responsiveness,and attachment behaviours.Give examples to illustrate your points.
Q5) A pattern of attachment where an infant avoids contact with the parent and shows no preference for the parent over other people is called "ambivalent attachment."
A)True B)False
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Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Early childhood is a period of optimum growth and maturation for ________,in comparison to any other period of life.
A) the skeletal system
B) the corpus callosum
C) manipulative skills
D) synaptogenesis
Q2) Canadian author Malcolm Gladwell suggests that language plays a role in our ability to master numbers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Lucas slashes the air with a stick he calls his "power sword." This is an example of A) associative play.
B) substitute pretend play.
C) first pretend play.
D) sensorimotor play.
Q4) Food aversions often develop during the preschool years.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) Describe the milestones of motor development from infancy to early childhood.
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Chapter 8: Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Remarriage does not resolve all family problems.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Describe and give examples to illustrate the following forms of children's play from infancy to age 4: solitary play,parallel play,associative play,and cooperative play.
Q3) A Canadian study showed that stereotyped ideas of sex-role knowledge do not start early in a child's development.You will be hard pressed to hear a 3-year-old say "Mommy cooks and Daddy fixes the car."
A)True
B)False
Q4) By age 6,most of the neurological changes that are precursors to lifelong learning,behaviour,and health are complete.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Although in decline,the dominant family structure in Canada is still children living with married parents.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) Researchers believe that the general problem that underlies poor reading skills is difficulty with sound-letter combinations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to Robert Siegler,children's rules for problem-solving emerge from their specific experiences.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Briefly identify the relevant issues that are associated with educating children whose first language is not English.
Q4) Recent studies in Canada have shown that girls outperform boys in reading,writing,and math.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the effects of video games on child development in middle childhood.What are the pros and cons? What recommendations would you make to parents about video game use?
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Q6) What are the benefits of pursuing bilingual education? How does this promote an appreciation for diversity?
Chapter 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) Of the following forms of aggression,which increases across the middle childhood years?
A) verbal aggression
B) relational aggression
C) retaliatory aggression
D) all of the above
Q2) Describe relational aggression and give examples to illustrate this form of interaction in middle childhood.In what circumstances is this form of aggression commonly used in middle childhood?
Q3) If you ask a child,"Why is Tom your friend?" the child who responds,"Because he lets me play with his truck," most likely
A) is a preschooler.
B) uses psychological constructs to describe his friends.
C) is in the late years of middle childhood.
D) is at the reciprocal trust stage of friendship.
Q4) Repeated viewing of TV violence results in a reduction of A) prosocial behaviour.
B) antisocial behaviour.
C) emotional distress.
D) inattention.
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Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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Q1) The best way to discourage teens from smoking is to educate them about the risks. A)True
B)False
Q2) Identify and describe the function of the major hormones involved in physical growth and sexual development during puberty.
Q3) In Canada,the rate of teenage pregnancy has declined since 1974.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The average age for first time drug use is 13 to 14 years old.
A)True B)False
Q5) When Nikolaos tries different solutions to a problem,he is using systematic problem-solving.
A)True B)False
Q6) How does the timing of puberty influence a teen's experience of puberty?
Q7) Name and describe three factors that predict lower rates of sexual activity among adolescents.
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Chapter 12: Social and Personality Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Homosexual teenagers become aware of same-sex attraction at around age 11 or 12,roughly the same age as their heterosexual peers begin to notice their attraction to the opposite sex.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Personal identification and satisfaction with more than one culture refers to
A) expanded identity.
B) ethnic identity.
C) minority identity.
D) bicultural identity
Q3) Research demonstrates that a(n)________ gender-role identity is associated with higher self-esteem among boys and girls in North America.
A) masculine
B) androgynous or masculine
C) androgynous
D) undifferentiated
Q4) Among Canadian adolescents,girls report a higher level of self-esteem than boys.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) How does sex-role identity evolve or change across the years of adolescence?
Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early
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Q1) Which statement about post-secondary education in Canada is most accurate?
A) Canadians age 25-64 are less likely to pursue post-secondary education than people who live in Japan, New Zealand, or the U.S.A.
B) Among the population of Canadians age 25-64, 62% of Canadian males hold masters degrees.
C) Among the population of Canadians age 25-64, 45% of Canadian females hold doctorate degrees.
D) Among the population of Canadians adults, approximately 50% are college and university graduates.
Q2) The sexually transmitted infection that is the most widespread among young adults is
A) gonorrhoea.
B) chlamydia.
C) syphilis.
D) AIDS.
Q3) Middle-aged women are more likely to be abused than women in any other age group.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Social and Personality Development in Early
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Q1) Summarize Robert Sternberg's theory of romantic love.How does attachment as a child impact one's relationships?
Q2) After the first year of marriage,couples tend to continue to do things together and maintain a high level of positive interaction.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The best predictor of postpartum depression is having a premature delivery.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Marital stability and satisfaction increases in mid-life as conflicts over child-rearing and other similar matters decline.
A)True
B)False
Q5) According to Erikson,a young adult who has not yet established a sense of identity would be incapable of intimacy.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Identify what factors influence an individuals' occupation choices.
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Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
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Q1) In Canada,what is the leading cause of death among adults?
A) cardiovascular disease
B) pneumonia/influenza
C) HIV/AIDS
D) cancer
Q2) Bone loss begins at about age 30 for both men and women.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Maria has always had excellent vision,but after her forty-fifth birthday she found herself unable to read the morning newspaper at her habitual focal distance.Maria should be checked for
A) presbyopia.
B) presbycusis.
C) nearsightedness.
D) glaucoma.
Q4) Describe the individual costs of alcoholism.What might you suggest to an alcoholic as a more appropriate coping mechanism or outlet for dealing with life stressors?
Q5) Describe the changes that take place in the brain and the nervous system as we age.How do these changes affect cognitive skills?
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Chapter 16: Social and Personality Development in Middle
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Q1) According to recent research,which statement is most accurate regarding women and the empty nest?
A) Men experience empty nest syndrome in equal rates to and with equal degrees of distress as women.
B) Most women's identities are heavily focused on the role of mother, resulting in stress and higher rates of depression during this transition phase.
C) When the last child leaves, the majority of women are more likely to describe the event as positive rather than negative.
D) High rates of depression decline for women in middle adulthood after the children have left home.
Q2) What are the current research views about mid-life crisis? Why is the belief in the concept of a mid-life crisis so widespread?
Q3) Identify the key transitions that are likely to occur in the family relationships of adults at mid-life.Under what circumstances are family relationships a source of stress and strain,and under what circumstances are these relationships a source of affiliation and support?
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Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late
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Q1) Which of the following is an accurate statement about life expectancy in Canada?
A) Life expectancy decreases as adults get older.
B) The fastest growing segment of the Canadian population is the group aged 25-45.
C) The life expectancy of women is longer than that of men.
D) The gender gap regarding life expectancy is widening.
Q2) Discuss sexual activity and aging.What factors affect sexual activity? What are the trends and patterns?
Q3) What happens to memory function in late adulthood? How do researchers account for these changes in memory? What strategies can the elderly undertake to improve their memory's performance?
Q4) Older individuals who have ________ are two to three times more likely to experience functional disability than elders who do not.
A) arthritis and hypertension
B) cancer
C) no spouse or children
D) impairments in vision and hearing
Q5) Discuss Cohen's stages of creativity in later life.What steps could you take to foster creativity?
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Chapter 18: Social and Personality Development in Late
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences the living arrangements of older adults?
A) income
B) number of daughters and sons
C) hobbies or leisure-time pursuits
D) health
Q2) Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of partner relationships in late life?
A) Older adult couples typically are not sexually active.
B) Married older adults who spend more time with their spouses report high levels of happiness.
C) Older couples report lower levels of conflict in their relationships than do middle-aged couples.
D) According to research, marital satisfaction is higher in the late adult years than when children are still at home.
Q3) How are the relationships that older adults have with their adult children and their friends similar? How do these relationships differ?
Q4) Identify gender differences in the social networks of late adulthood.
Q5) Describe the meaning of the term "activity theory."
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Chapter 19: Death, Dying, and Bereavement
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Q1) Which of the following circumstances of death would be likely to elicit the most intense grief responses,possibly including post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms?
A) an elderly parent dies in her sleep
B) a 28-year-old woman is murdered
C) a child dies after being terminally ill for many months
D) a 55-year-old man dies following his third heart attack
Q2) Funerals,wakes,and other death rituals help family members and friends manage their grief by giving them a specific set of roles to play.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An important factor to consider in assessing pathological grief is
A) the gender of the person who is grieving.
B) the person's cultural rules and practices related to grief.
C) the absence of grief symptoms.
D) the age of the person who is grieving.
Q4) Older adults are more fearful of death than people of any age group.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe how people vary in the ways they adapt to impending death.
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