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Title: If a drug acts as (an) _________________, it blocks a neurotransmitter's action. Similarly, an ...
Post by: Destinylave on Mar 9, 2018
If a drug acts as (an) _________________, it blocks a neurotransmitter's action. Similarly, an ______________ disrupts the action of a neurotransmitter.
 
  a) agonist; antagonist
  b) endocrine agent; action synapses
  c) antagonist; agonist
  d) agonist; endocrine agent

Question 2

Which of the following is the best example of the type of data that an epidemiologist might use?
 
  a) a community's hospital records
  b) results of a person's psychological testing
  c) surveys about attitudes toward mental illness
  d) changes in symptoms over the course of therapy

Question 3

Larry's mother recently died of cancer. He became quite ill, and had difficulty getting better. What system would be affected by the loss of Larry's mother?
 
  a) peripheral system
  b) endocrine system
  c) immune system
  d) autonomic system

Question 4

The psychodynamic approach assumes that all observable behavior is a function of
 
  a) free will.
  b) errors in logic.
  c) reinforcement history.
  d) intrapsychic processes.

Question 5

Which perspective examines thought and emotions as important causes of behavior?
 
  a) humanistic
  b) biological
  c) psychodynamic
  d) cognitive

Question 6

Before developing psychoanalysis, what technique did Sigmund Freud use to study emotional disorders?
 
  a) hypnosis
  b) desensitization
  c) free association
  d) dream interpretation

Question 7

What is the principle of psychic determinism?
 
  a) Neurosis leads to psychosis.
  b) Human beings have free will.
  c) Free association reveals the psyche.
  d) Behavior is caused by prior mental events.


Title: If a drug acts as (an) _________________, it blocks a neurotransmitter's action. Similarly, an ...
Post by: jordanhertel on Mar 9, 2018
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Title: If a drug acts as (an) _________________, it blocks a neurotransmitter's action. Similarly, an ...
Post by: Destinylave on Mar 9, 2018
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Title: If a drug acts as (an) _________________, it blocks a neurotransmitter's action. Similarly, an ...
Post by: jordanhertel on Mar 9, 2018
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