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Tom wants to create a new habit of flossing his teeth before bed.  To facilitate this, he decides to set the container of dental floss right next to the sink where he’ll easily see it each night, and to begin with, he sets a goal of flossing just one tooth per night.  According James Clear’s laws of behavior change, Tom’s placement of his floss container illustrates the _______________ law while his goal of flossing a single tooth each night addresses Clear’s _______________ law.

Susan is a student who becomes anxious during tests and she wants to use self-desensitization to overcome this anxiety.  After mastering relaxation, she ranks different testing situations from least to most anxiety-provoking as follows:   Overhearing someone talk about a test.   Thinking about a test.   Sitting down to take a test.   Waiting for an instructor to pass out a test.   Susan has constructed what is called a(n):

With regard to attention control, it is generally believed that: 

The self-statement, “Just concentrate on what you have to do and develop a plan to deal with it” would most likely come from the cognitive change technique known as: 

What statement below most accurately summarizes the Yerkes-Dodson Law (a.k.a. the inverted-U model)? 

Which of the following is not considered a difficult teaching situation in physical education? 

Which type of crystal is found in an acidic urine?

Which of the following urine collection techniques is the least ideal and subject to an increase in contamination?

Which cell is most commonly associated with vaginal contamination?

A 23-year-old female presents to the ED with sudden onset of flank and back pain, dysuria, and urgency. She is febrile and has chills, nausea, and headache. She reports no illnesses in the preceding weeks, and she currently is not taking any medications. A urinalysis is ordered, and the results are as follows:  Physical Examination Chemical Examination Microscopic Examination Color: Yellow Clarity: Cloudy                 Sp. Gr. 1.010 pH 5.5 Blood: Trace Protein: Trace LE: Positive Nitrite: Positive Glucose: Negative Ketones: Negative Bilirubin: Negative Urobilinogen: 1.0 EU 50-75 WBCs; clumps Macrophages noted 5-10 RBCs 2-4 Renal epithelial cells 2+ Bacteria Casts: 3-6 WBC/lpf 0-2 Granular  Based on the clinical signs and symptoms and the UA results, the most likely diagnosis is: