People Have Better Memories for Events That Involve Negative Emotions

question 118

Multiple Choice

People have better memories for events that involve negative emotions. According to evolutionary theory, this suggests that negative emotions:

• A) make information easier to rehearse
• B) emphasize information important to survival
• C) increase consolidation of information
• D) act as mnemonics for information

Differentiate between common wound complications such as dehiscence and evisceration.

Identify factors affecting wound healing, including medication effects and patient conditions.

Determine appropriate wound care interventions and dressings based on wound characteristics.

Recognize the limitations of wound assessment tools like swab cultures.

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Definitions:

Western Expansion

The 19th-century movement of settlers into the American West, encouraged by policies like Manifest Destiny, affecting Native American lands and leading to the establishment of new states.

Slavery

A framework where people are possessed by others, lacking in personal liberty, and forced to carry out work or services.

Fur Trappers

Individuals or explorers, particularly in the 18th and 19th centuries, who trapped and traded animal fur, significantly contributing to the European settlement and exploration of North America.

Trans-Appalachian West

The region west of the Appalachian Mountains, historically significant for its role in early American settlement, exploration, and conflict with Indigenous peoples.