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The definition of social work has not formally changed over the years. True or false?

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False. The definition of psychology has formally changed over the years.

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We can safely call psychology the study of science and human behaviour. True or false?

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True.

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Psychology is about you and all those around. True or false?

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True.

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Students that understand psychology have an edge over their peers, increasing a chance of employment and success in their field. True or false?

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True.

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Clinical psychologists study, diagnose, and treat physiological disorders.

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True.

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Colleges and many large businesses do not employ counsel psychologists to help students and staff with your day to day problems.

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False. They do employ counsel psychologists.

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The brain does not try to protect you by waking you up if you are diagnosed sleep apnea. True or false?

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False. The brain protects you by waking you up to breathe.

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Consciousness is the state of being awake and aware. True or false?

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True.

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A person can lose consciousness in the instance of a head injury or coma. True or false?

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True.

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Awareness is connected to a persons internal feelings and external environment. True or false?

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True.

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Altered stages of consciousness do not involve a persons sense perceptions. True or false?

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False. Consciousness involves a persons sense perceptions.

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Altered stages of consciousness happen at random, and have no underlying cause.

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False. Altered stages of consciousness occur because of medical conditions, drugs, and other mind-altering substances.

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In a state of medication, when people aren’t able to grasp reality or understand in their normal typical way, they are in an altered state of consciousness. True or false?

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True.

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The activation synthesis theory is also called the neural activation theory. True or false?

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True.

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The activation synthesis theory states that when humans dream, the mind does not comprehend your brain activity. True or false?

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False. The activation synthesis theory states that when humans dream, the mind is trying to comprehend the brain activity that is taking place in the brain stem.

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The activation synthesis theory explains dreaming by drawing a connection as the cerebral cortex processes the information as dream images. True or false?

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True.

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The activation synthesis theory is the attempt to explain why we dream with a neurological approach. True or false?

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True.

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A person who has good ego strength can effectively manage pressures. True or false?

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True.

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A person with too much or too little ego strength can be loud and nonchalant. True or false?

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False. A person can be unyielding or disruptive.

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Psychoanalysis is not an important concept we used today. True or false?

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False. We use psychoanalysis today.

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Ivan Pavlov, John b Watson, and JL skinner were the 3 key individuals who focused on the study of observance. True or false?

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False. BF Skinner, Ivan Pavlov, and John b Watson were all involved in the study of observance behaviour.

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People are more likely to develop sleep apnea at a young age. True or false?

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False. People are more likely to develop sleep apnea as they get older.

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Your weight/obesity do not affect the risks of developing sleep apnea. True or false?

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False. Excessive weight/obesity strongly increases the risk of developing sleep apnea.

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Sleep apnea occurs at random and affects people at random. True or false?

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Obstructive sleep apnea is common in certain circumstances and groups of people.

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Sleep apnea occurs because of the irritation of the nerves. True or false?

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False. Sleep apnea occurs because of blockage in the airways, and because of blockage in the airways, your brain doesn’t correctly control breathing.

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