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Which of the following are TRUE when it comes to differences between men and women in motor vehicle accidents (choose all that apply):

In the Moieni et al study examining depressive and socioemotional responses to an inflammatory challenge, researchers found that:

Males are more likely to experience poisoning from unintentional use of pharmaceuticals/ non-pharmaceuticals while Females are more likely to experience poisoning from intentional use of pharmaceuticals/ non-pharmaceuticals. 

Which of the following accurately reflect the ranking from least risk to most risk between gender dimensions and depressive risk, according to the Lin et al 2021 study discussed in class?

In this model of gender and depression, individuals are passive recipients of environmental stressors. 

In this model of gender and depression, individual vulnerabilities can lead to increases in stress and stress can lead to increases in individual vulnerabilities .

According to longitudinal research on brain systems underlying risk behavior, which of the following is associated with the normative cognitive developmental trajectories 

The endocannabinoid system is the one system in the brain with no known sex differences

This hormone has been used as a therapeutic drug to reduce reward seeking behaviors (craving, drinking) in women 

In the Spindle et al study, females with cannabis use disorder had fewer CB1 receptors in the Amygdala, Insula, and Hippocampus than non-using females.