High Cortisol Levels That Do Not Decline During the Day

question 18

Multiple Choice

High cortisol levels that do not decline during the day have been found in:

• A) trauma survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
• B) people with depression.
• C) Holocaust survivors.
• D) all of these.

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Definitions:

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A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, typically occurring from ages 2 to 7, where children begin to use language and think symbolically, but their thinking is still intuitive and egocentric.

I.Q.

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