In Childhood, the Most Important Factor in Whether a Child

question 130

Multiple Choice

In childhood, the most important factor in whether a child will respond to a serious stressor with increased pathology and decreased academic achievement is_____.

• A) what the stressor is
• B) accumulated stresses
• C) whether the stress is economic
• D) whether the stressor affects other siblings, too

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Definitions:

Ribose

The 5-carbon sugar present in RNA and in important nucleoside triphosphates such as ATP.

Leader Sequences

Short sequences of amino acids at the beginning of the synthesis of a protein that signal where in the cell it should be localized.

Ribosomes

Cellular structures responsible for protein synthesis, found in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.

Translation

The conversion of information provided by mRNA into a specific sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain; process also requires transfer RNA and ribosomes.