The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 Are Applicable to All

question 7

Multiple Choice

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 are applicable to all population groups except

• A)pregnant teenagers.
• B)people who are super-obese.
• C)children under 2 years of age.
• D)seniors older than 80 years of age.

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Definitions:

Self-monitoring

The practice of paying close attention to one's own behavior and responses in different situations, often to improve or adjust them.

Spotlight Effect

Overestimating others’ noticing and evaluating our appearance, performance, and blunders (as if we presume a spotlight shines on us).

Self-serving Bias

A common tendency to attribute positive events to one's own character but attribute negative events to external factors.

Defensive Self-esteem

A fragile form of self-esteem that is highly sensitive to perceived threats and criticism, often leading to aggressive or defensive reactions to protect self-worth.