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Title: Chapter 4 (Dr. Livingston)

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Total Flash Cards: 28

Created: 03/11/2009 19:04:59

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Approximately _______ report the occurrence of an unintended pregnancy as a cause of an academic problem.
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1.3% of college women
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There is a _______________ versus peers of the same age group who do not attend college.

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Higher rate of drinking in the college population
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Stress has reached epidemic proportions because
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All of the above
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approximately ________ cases have been reported in individuals between the ages of ________

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22,000 AIDS;20-24
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approximately ________ cases have been reported in individuals between the ages of ________

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22,000 AIDS;20-24
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Many of individuals with AIDS in the 25-35 age group actually acquired the HIV infection during:

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their late teens
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Psychosocial stressors (deal with?)
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interpersonal conditions or relationships
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Yerkes-Dodson Law
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states that when students experience moderate stress levels they learn the most
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Eustress
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The word for GOOD stress
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Stress is a discrepancy between:
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demands and resources
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Which animal is used in the book as a "symbolic" Latin name?

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Tiger; Panthera Tigris
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What is the most frequent disability category?
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Learing disabilities
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An estimated 428,280 students with disibilities were enrolled at 2-year and 4-year post-secondary institutions during?
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periods of 1996 thru 1998
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Which age group is expected to have a 15% increase in college enrollment between 2000 and 2012?
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18-24 year old
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Roughly ______ of students who had first enrolled in a 4-year college in 1995-1996 were still enrolled at the ______ college.
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2/3 ; same
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As of 1998:


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-1/5 of students had transferred to another
institution.


-13% had left and not returned.
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What is true about depression (2)
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-It is a disease involving the chemistry of the
brain.
-Approximately 15% of college students have
symptoms.
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The first national survey to measure health-risk behaviors among college students across six important behavioral areas is called:
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The National College Health Risk Behavior Survey (NCHRBS)
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He is the The "father" of stress"
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Hans Selye
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Episodes of depression can trigger: (2)

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Stressful events and experiences
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More than ____________ adults have depression
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18 million American
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Which is the most dominant stressor that affects all the other stressors
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Personality
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There is a positive relationship between: (2)
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Educational attainment and Income
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This factor is the strongest predictor of obtaining a bachelor's degree in college:

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Strong high school curriculum
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This factor is the strongest predictor of obtaining a bachelor's degree in college:

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Strong high school curriculum
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This infections has the highest occurrence among (incoming) freshmen:


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Meningococcal
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Stress is subjective and is caused by our response to :
-E +___ = R
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the environment
-P
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Among college freshmen who has a higher risk of contracting meningtis
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Those who live IN dormitories