Neuroscience and Mental Health

Mitosis refers to the division of somatic cells that compose the various tissues of the body.

Mitosis refers to the division of somatic cells that compose the various tissues of the body.

Mitosis refers to the division of somatic cells that compose the various tissues of the body.

▸ Cell division

▸ Mitosis

▸ Meiosis

▸ Binary fission

pjstaud   161   3 Replies

GlitterBug11

Social neuroscientists believe that social pain is similar to physical pain and that this can be ...

Social neuroscientists believe that social pain is similar to physical pain and that this can be ...

Social neuroscientists believe that social pain is similar to physical pain and that this can be demonstrated by studying brain areas that are commonly activated during both physical and social pain.

▸ true

▸ false

ya-yaa   217   1 Reply

billykra

Research results showed that the "joy of giving" has the same neurobiological basis as different ...

Research results showed that the "joy of giving" has the same neurobiological basis as different ...

Research results showed that the "joy of giving" has the same neurobiological basis as different types of rewards, such as money, drugs, and food.

▸ true

▸ false

ya-yaa   186   1 Reply

sbe0921

Reciprocal altruism is the idea that we help others with the guarantee of getting help from them in ...

Reciprocal altruism is the idea that we help others with the guarantee of getting help from them in ...

Reciprocal altruism is the idea that we help others with the guarantee of getting help from them in the future.

▸ true

▸ false

eennuson   148   1 Reply

KP20131

In the King-Casa trust game experiment, it was found that significantly greater activity was ...

In the King-Casa trust game experiment, it was found that significantly greater activity was ...

[html]In the King-Casa trust game experiment, it was found that significantly greater activity was observed in the caudate nucleus of the trustees when the investor was benevolent (reciprocated) than when the investor was either neutral or malevolent

johndoris   152   1 Reply

ladwer

In the King-Casa trust game experiment, increased activation of the caudate in the trustee occurred ...

In the King-Casa trust game experiment, increased activation of the caudate in the trustee occurred ...

[html]In the King-Casa trust game experiment, increased activation of the caudate in the trustee occurred progressively earlier with the number of rounds of the trust game indicating that a model of the investor developed in the trustee's brain.

▸ t

marcsleiman   180   1 Reply

jgunn88

The perception of self-awareness includes the sense that you are the cause of your own thoughts and ...

The perception of self-awareness includes the sense that you are the cause of your own thoughts and ...

[html]The perception of self-awareness includes the sense that you are the cause of your own thoughts and actions, known as sense ______, and involves the right temporoparietal junction area of the brain.

▸ ownership

▸ agency

▸ self-control

▸ sel

billafin   166   1 Reply

ksweet

The affective dimension of pain relates to the perceived unpleasantness of the pain-inducing ...

The affective dimension of pain relates to the perceived unpleasantness of the pain-inducing ...

[html]The affective dimension of pain relates to the perceived unpleasantness of the pain-inducing stimulus and neuroimaging involves the ______ brain area.

▸ inferior frontal gyrus (IFG)

▸ dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (DMPFC)

▸ anterior cingulat

anymous   185   1 Reply

nursethomas

The ______ brain processing region is thought to act as a neural alarm system, which alerts you when ...

The ______ brain processing region is thought to act as a neural alarm system, which alerts you when ...

[html]The ______ brain processing region is thought to act as a neural alarm system, which alerts you when subjected to events that induce social pain such as being socially excluded.

▸ right ventral prefrontal cortex (RVPFC).

▸ dorsomedial prefron

endah87   194   1 Reply

Kmc14

Recent neurological studies findings seem to refute the thought that people with autism spectrum ...

Recent neurological studies findings seem to refute the thought that people with autism spectrum ...

[html]Recent neurological studies findings seem to refute the thought that people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) lack the ability to empathize with others. One plausible explanation is the misinterpretation that expression of empathy means absen

Rosa   154   1 Reply

mnnewman

One of the challenges of social neuroscience is to understand how the interplay between biology and ...

One of the challenges of social neuroscience is to understand how the interplay between biology and ...

One of the challenges of social neuroscience is to understand how the interplay between biology and environment gives rise to ______.

▸ community

▸ social behavior

▸ social groups

▸ social regulation

mhbtelc   178   1 Reply

bwhurd

King-Casas and colleagues trust-game experiment found that the ______ brain area involved in ...

King-Casas and colleagues trust-game experiment found that the ______ brain area involved in ...

[html]King-Casas and colleagues trust-game experiment found that the ______ brain area involved in processing reward showed more activation in the trustee's brain in the benevolent condition than in either the neutral or malevolent conditions.

▸ mid

dex0388   164   1 Reply

AdieMichelle

In the ______, participants are tested on whether they realize that another person can hold beliefs ...

In the ______, participants are tested on whether they realize that another person can hold beliefs ...

In the ______, participants are tested on whether they realize that another person can hold beliefs that differ from their own.

▸ theory of mind task

▸ false-belief task

▸ social manners task

▸ social queuing task

tunisia81   156   1 Reply

dorkiexcici

Evidence for brain area association to a theory of mind model comes from neuroimaging studies ...

Evidence for brain area association to a theory of mind model comes from neuroimaging studies ...

[html]Evidence for brain area association to a theory of mind model comes from neuroimaging studies findings that the right temporoparietal junction (TPJ) was activated when people listen to ______ rather than ______ about people.

▸ stories; physica

cassandra_dan   165   1 Reply

marlboroman

Emotional empathy is related to the brain areas associated with the ______ theory.

Emotional empathy is related to the brain areas associated with the ______ theory.

Emotional empathy is related to the brain areas associated with the ______ theory.

▸ modularity

▸ executive

▸ simulation

▸ social/physical pain overlap (SPOT)

yesure5294   147   1 Reply

mossadds

Creating the Gallop self-awareness alternate test for animals related to relevancy to species in ...

Creating the Gallop self-awareness alternate test for animals related to relevancy to species in ...

Creating the Gallop self-awareness alternate test for animals related to relevancy to species in which vision is not the primary sensory modality, was primarily for ______.

▸ fish

▸ elephants

▸ dogs

▸ dolphins

chief333   168   1 Reply

Sirangelou

Cognitive empathy is related with some of the same brain areas related to ______ theory.

Cognitive empathy is related with some of the same brain areas related to ______ theory.

Cognitive empathy is related with some of the same brain areas related to ______ theory.

▸ modularity

▸ executive

▸ simulation

▸ social/physical pain overlap (SPOT)

bbergeron11   179   1 Reply

DNA_Helicase

Based on brain imaging studies, neuroscientist Georg Northoff suggests that specific cortical brain ...

Based on brain imaging studies, neuroscientist Georg Northoff suggests that specific cortical brain ...

[html]Based on brain imaging studies, neuroscientist Georg Northoff suggests that specific cortical brain areas are involved in processing ______ that are perceived as being related to one's self.

▸ environmental stimuli

▸ socially generated stimul

JadeDeLair   195   1 Reply

jennaforiero

Activity in brain areas associated with reward, ventral tegmental area (VTA), and striatum (STR) are ...

Activity in brain areas associated with reward, ventral tegmental area (VTA), and striatum (STR) are ...

[html]Activity in brain areas associated with reward, ventral tegmental area (VTA), and striatum (STR) are also activated by ______.

▸ physically helping others

▸ decisions to charitably donate to others

▸ by cost-benefit altruism

▸ by kin-select

vnaust   196   1 Reply

IcerX2050

______refers to the ability to be self-aware so as to control one's emotions, thinking, and ...

______refers to the ability to be self-aware so as to control one's emotions, thinking, and ...

[html]______refers to the ability to be self-aware so as to control one's emotions, thinking, and behavior to act in a manner that is appropriate to the social context.

▸ Social regulation

▸ Self-control

▸ Social cognition

▸ Social perception[/ht

hellchicken   172   1 Reply

DNA_Helicase

______ refers to giving or helping behavior strictly for the good of others. The behavior is often ...

______ refers to giving or helping behavior strictly for the good of others. The behavior is often ...

[html]______ refers to giving or helping behavior strictly for the good of others. The behavior is often regarded to be selfless or without regard for any personal gain or satisfaction.

▸ Philanthropy

▸ Selflessness

▸ Benevolence

▸ Altruism[/html

anonkah   176   1 Reply

angelofavarice

The negative symptoms of schizophrenia include avolition, which is a reduction in their motivations ...

The negative symptoms of schizophrenia include avolition, which is a reduction in their motivations ...

The negative symptoms of schizophrenia include avolition, which is a reduction in their motivations to engage in activities and anhedonia, which is an inability to feel pleasure and alogia, which is a poverty of speech.

▸ true

▸ false

Blakksheep33   208   1 Reply

astroasis

The most common types of hallucination in schizophrenia are auditory.

The most common types of hallucination in schizophrenia are auditory.

The most common types of hallucination in schizophrenia are auditory.

▸ true

▸ false

jscubs1   237   1 Reply

Ludacris2065

Someone with paranoid delusions might believe that aliens are monitoring his or her mind and sending ...

Someone with paranoid delusions might believe that aliens are monitoring his or her mind and sending ...

Someone with paranoid delusions might believe that aliens are monitoring his or her mind and sending the information to the police.

▸ true

▸ false

carlvh37   186   1 Reply

bruce2710

People with OCD suffer significant personal distress as well as social and occupational limitations.

People with OCD suffer significant personal distress as well as social and occupational limitations.

People with OCD suffer significant personal distress as well as social and occupational limitations.

▸ true

▸ false

ogf78   143   1 Reply

stephvelez1318

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is thought to involve dysfunctions in monoamine neurotransmitters ...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is thought to involve dysfunctions in monoamine neurotransmitters ...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is thought to involve dysfunctions in monoamine neurotransmitters systems; this is known as the monoamine hypothesis.

▸ true

▸ false

bigben0007   174   1 Reply

CrazyW27

Ventromedial (VMPFC) and Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) show opposite patterns of activity ...

Ventromedial (VMPFC) and Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) show opposite patterns of activity ...

[html]Ventromedial (VMPFC) and Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) show opposite patterns of activity in people with major-depressive disorder with dysfunction of the ______ failing to reinterpret negative stimuli.

▸ hypoactive VMPFC

▸ hypoactiv

islandgurl   193   1 Reply

AdieMichelle

To reduce OCD anxiety, an action that takes attention away from intrusive thoughts or that is ...

To reduce OCD anxiety, an action that takes attention away from intrusive thoughts or that is ...

[html]To reduce OCD anxiety, an action that takes attention away from intrusive thoughts or that is directly relevant in alleviating the anxiety provoked by these thoughts is performed ______.

▸ unknowingly

▸ compulsively

▸ in random spurts

▸ ref

ScienceForte   192   1 Reply

darlena

There are three versions of the dopamine hypothesis of a dysfunctional dopaminergic system is at the ...

There are three versions of the dopamine hypothesis of a dysfunctional dopaminergic system is at the ...

[html]There are three versions of the dopamine hypothesis of a dysfunctional dopaminergic system is at the core of the symptoms observed in schizophrenia. All versions indicate that the dysfunction is due to ______ levels of dopamine.

▸ inadequate

badd99   189   1 Reply

rangelife

Research studies have found that people suffering from OCD have an abnormally low number of ______ ...

Research studies have found that people suffering from OCD have an abnormally low number of ______ ...

Research studies have found that people suffering from OCD have an abnormally low number of ______ receptors in the frontal lobes, cingulate cortex and of the parietal, and temporal cortices.

▸ GABA

▸ glutamate

▸ serotonin

▸ dopamine

killerbear900   146   1 Reply

snowcat012

Reduced activity in the prefrontal cortex inhibits its inability to dampen exaggerated fear ...

Reduced activity in the prefrontal cortex inhibits its inability to dampen exaggerated fear ...

[html]Reduced activity in the prefrontal cortex inhibits its inability to dampen exaggerated fear responses triggered by the ______ and may be responsible for the intrusive syndrome.

▸ hypothalamus

▸ amygdala

▸ pituitary gland

▸ hippocampus[/html

Bapelol   152   1 Reply

Hope89

PTSD as observed in rescuers dispatched to the sight of an airplane crash is an example of ______ event.

PTSD as observed in rescuers dispatched to the sight of an airplane crash is an example of ______ event.

PTSD as observed in rescuers dispatched to the sight of an airplane crash is an example of ______ event.

▸ indirect experience

▸ sympathetic experience

▸ disassociated experience

▸ illusional experience

mitch44   178   1 Reply

Ignesias

Posttraumatic stress disorder is defined as trauma and stressor-related disorder related to ...

Posttraumatic stress disorder is defined as trauma and stressor-related disorder related to ...

[html]Posttraumatic stress disorder is defined as trauma and stressor-related disorder related to experience of a traumatic event considered out of normal human experience such as all but ______.

▸ war

▸ natural disaster

▸ vehicle accident

▸ natu

simmiie259   181   1 Reply

anitasag

Persons who act and live as if they are a famous individual, which is a delusion of reality, may be ...

Persons who act and live as if they are a famous individual, which is a delusion of reality, may be ...

Persons who act and live as if they are a famous individual, which is a delusion of reality, may be suffering ______ of schizophrenia.

▸ positive symptoms

▸ psychotic symptoms

▸ paranoia symptoms

▸ persecutory symptoms

sarasmith06   181   1 Reply

kady_kelsey2

Patients present with major depression symptoms describing a source of great anxiety over feelings ...

Patients present with major depression symptoms describing a source of great anxiety over feelings ...

[html]Patients present with major depression symptoms describing a source of great anxiety over feelings they cannot resolve the conflict between their spouse and their parents. Based on brain area network research related to activation areas associa

wasala18   185   1 Reply

wellsar

Over 42.5 million roughly ______ adults are affected by an anxiety disorder every year.

Over 42.5 million roughly ______ adults are affected by an anxiety disorder every year.

Over 42.5 million roughly ______ adults are affected by an anxiety disorder every year.

▸ 15%

▸ 26%

▸ 21%

▸ 33%

fabz06   181   1 Reply

slpm

Major depressive disorder has periods of freedom from symptoms with random reoccurrence of ...

Major depressive disorder has periods of freedom from symptoms with random reoccurrence of ...

Major depressive disorder has periods of freedom from symptoms with random reoccurrence of debilitating moods and thus is characterized as ______.

▸ wavering

▸ episodic

▸ self-induced

▸ periodic

mrtrombley92   157   1 Reply

dressagegal1

In response to these potential threats, a brain processing chain reaction is activated in what is ...

In response to these potential threats, a brain processing chain reaction is activated in what is ...

[html]In response to these potential threats, a brain processing chain reaction is activated in what is known as the ______.

▸ amygdala-hypothalamus connectivity chain (AHCC)

▸ hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA)

▸ hippocampus, amygdala, and

mregueral   150   1 Reply

mlwpcd

In an effort to tease out the effects of genes versus those of the environment, the method of ______ ...

In an effort to tease out the effects of genes versus those of the environment, the method of ______ ...

[html]In an effort to tease out the effects of genes versus those of the environment, the method of ______ studies investigates the effects of different environmental conditions by comparisons across individuals with different genetic makeups.

▸ mol

kitkat867   151   1 Reply

raihala49

In a 2017 review or reported diagnostic cases, approximately ______ % of adults aged 18 or older ...

In a 2017 review or reported diagnostic cases, approximately ______ % of adults aged 18 or older ...

In a 2017 review or reported diagnostic cases, approximately ______ % of adults aged 18 or older suffered from mental illness.

▸ 14.6

▸ 12.9

▸ 22.8

▸ 18.9

youngbloodz   176   1 Reply

romeo_izzy13