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Marcus is angry when the teacher blames him for misbehaving when it actually was the child behind him who had been acting up. As he leaves after school, he shoves another boy who gets in his way. Freud would say that Marcus is unconsciously using the defense mechanism of

The figure shows the x-y positions of a ball thrown at an initial velocity of 30 m/s at an angle of 40o above the horizontal. If x3=[x3] m, what is y2 in meters?

The figure shows the x-y positions of a ball thrown at an initial velocity of 25 m/s at an angle of 60o above the horizontal. If y2=[y2] m, what is the speed of the ball when it has a horizontal displacement of x3? Express your answer in m/s.

What is the output of the following program? a = 5b = 6if a < 10 and b > 10:    print(“beep”)elif a < 10 or b > 10:    print(“boop”)else:    print(“beep boop”)

Bertha McDonald is an 85-year-old grandmother who has multiple morbidities. Family members report that Bertha is not eating much and does not seem as active as usual. They want the nurse practitioner to order tests to identify what is happening to her. The nurse practitioner considers which of the following before ordering any tests? Select all that apply.

How does antagonistic pleiotropy (APT) relate to the evolutionary perspective on lifespan and epigenetic inheritance?  

The nurse practitioner is aware that older adults may experience cardiovascular pathophysiologic changes as they age including: Select all that apply. 

The nurse is assessing a 82 year old patient’s ability to complete tasks independently. Select what tasks are activities of daily living (ADL’s) based on the patient’s following statements. Select all that apply. 

Ms. Smith is 49 years old and sees her PCP for an annual physical. In addition, she is worried about getting Alzheimer’s because her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) at 78 years of age. Ms. Smith has no memory issues. There are no other family members with AD. She states that she read on the internet that Alzheimer’s is related to the APOE 4 genetic mutation. What is the best explanation for Mr. Smith?

Early onset of Alzheimer disease (EOAD) in people 30 to 60 years of age, represents less than 5% of all people.