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| T/F: Shocking people until they convulse is an effective treatment for unipolar depression. |
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| Four effective biological treatments for unipolar depression are: |
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| MAO inhibitors, ECT, sleep deprivation, and drugs that inhibit the reuptake of norepinephrine or serotonin. |
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| Tricyclic antidepressants inhibit the reuptake of the ______ neurotransmitter. |
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| Prozac works in reducing the effects of OCD by acting as an (antagonist/agonist) of seretonin. |
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| (Lower/Higher) levels of 5-HIAA are commonly found in people who commit suicide. |
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| Whereas the _________ cortex show a(n) (decrease/increase) in activity of depressed patients, the subgenual prefrontal cortex shows a(n) (decrease/increase). |
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| T/F: Depriving people of REM sleep is a good way to combat depression. |
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| What is one difference betwen major depression and seasonal affective disorder? |
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| People who are affected with SAD are less likely to lose their appetite. |
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| Compulsions are defined as __________ that will not leave a person and obsessions are defined as ________ that people perform over and over again. |
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| If you are experiencing shortness of breath, clammy sewat, irregularities in heartbeat, dizziness, faintness, and feelings of unreality, you are most likely having a __________- |
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| T/F: Because males are in predominantly stessful positions in the workplace, they are more at risk for a panic attack. |
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| F: Women are 2.5 times more likely to suffer from a panic attack. |
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| After having one panic attack, a person my fear he will have another one. This is called... |
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| A disorder characterized by unrealistic, unfounded fear and anxiety. |
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| Disorders such as panic disorder, OCD, and Tourette's syndrome are examples of __________ disorders. |
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| Cingulotomy, behavior modification and drugs would be considered treatments for what type of disorder? |
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| OCD patients treated either by behavior modification or by drugs show a decrease in activity in the ____________ and ___________. |
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| caudate nucleus and orbitofrontal cortex |
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| A neurological disorder characterized by tics and involuntary vocalizations and sometimes by compulsive uttering of obscenities. |
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| The name of the scientists that discovered learning took place faster after a rat was injected with adrenaline immediately after the performance of a behavior. |
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