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James is a lawyer who used to work in the World Trade Center until the 9/11 incident took place. He survived the building collapse but was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) soon after. Over the next few months, he spent time gathering information on the attack, talking to other survivors, and organizing resources for them. Which of the following coping styles is James using?

Which of the following make events stressful (check all that apply)?

Medical knowledge and longer lifespans have led to an increase in cost due to

Match the coping intervention with the appropriate description

Infamous cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is a textbook example of what not to do with cancers. Prior to his diagnosis he stated that he spent weeks training through the pain of a severely swollen testicle. He stated that he thought the swelling was just due to the amount of time he spent on a bike and it would resolve itself, and he did not have any concerns about it.  Based on the Health Belief Model of change, why did Lance not go in to get his swollen testicle checked out?

Which of the following is correct about the effects of climate change on infectious disease?

Friendship is a(n) ________ relationship

Genetic recombination in bacteria does NOT occur by which of the following mechanisms?

1) What are your overall opinions of this book (at least the section you were assigned to read)?  What did you like and/or dislike?   It’s ok if you did not like the book, but if that’s the case try to give more substantial feedback than, “I didn’t like it because it was boring.”

2) What is the author’s main idea in the book?  (Thus what is the author’s main argument?  What is the main point he wants readers to take away from reading his work?  You can find it in the prologue.)