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CASE 1:  A 40-year-old hospital patient begins complaining of painful urination. She had been admitted to the hospital three days prior for a surgical procedure that required the use of a catheter. A urine specimen is collected and analyzed. Pink cells in the Gram stain suggest that the pathogen is E. coli. Escherichia coli is a mutualistic member of the large intestine’s normal flora. The fact that it is causing a UTI in this particular case accounts for why E. coli is also considered _____.

The one general factor central to most friendship choices is

Longitudinal studies of children with peer problems suggest that

Conflicts between friends differ from those between nonfriends in that conflicts among friends are

Your friends Bill and Mary have been married for five years and have a four-year old daughter.  They are thinking about getting a divorce because they don’t feel in love anymore.  Based on what you have learned in this class, describe some of the potential effects on their child of a divorce, and what benefits they may be giving up in their marriage.

In Mitch Savin-Williams study of summer camp kids, he found both boys and girls tried to establish hierarchy, but boys did it with direct intimidation, while girls did it with subtle put-downs and social exclusion.

Adolescents were very similar to their parents when it comes to permanent values such as politics, religion, and career choices.

Adolescent males generally are taught to live by the code

Mary is very pretty.  You would guess that the other children are jealous and tend not to like her.

Evidence suggests that males are more likely than females to use computers for school and play and are also more likely to enroll in computer courses. This is MOST likely to mean