When patients who are receiving glucocorticoid therapy (for example, with prednisone) need to stop taking it, the doctor will prescribe a series of doses of tapering size to gradually lower the dose rather than suddenly stop it. explain this dosage strategy in terms of the negative feedback control of cortisol secretion.

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. hallie is reading a novel in the library when susan, her best friend, slumps down in a chair next to her. susan doesn't say anything, but hallie knows that susan is upset because she is slumping in her seat and rolling her eyes. a psychologist would explain that hallie is interpreting her friend's emotion based on a. the behavioral component of emotion b. her friend's ability to regulate emotion c. the verbal component of emotion d. the physiological component of emotion select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d