Explain restless legs syndrome (RLS) and its diagnostic criteria under the DSM-5.
What will be an ideal response?
Key terms and concepts that may be included in student responses:
? RLS is characterized by creeping, crawling, tingling, itching sensations in the legs that are prominent enough to keep one awake. One feels as though they just have to move their legs. The sensations may go away after walking, but may soon return.
? In order to be diagnosed with RLS, the DSM-5 stipulates that the symptoms must be frequent and severe enough to significantly interfere with sleep and cause fatigue, mental health problems, and difficulty functioning.
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A. oral B. anal C. phallic D. genital
According to researchers in the dynamic systems framework, learning to reach for a toy involves __________.
A. the same set of movements, developing in the same order across babies B. different "styles" of movement across babies that eventually end up in a similar reaching movement C. continuous reinforcement by parents of the correct hand movements by rewarding the baby with the toy for a successful reach D. maturation of fine motor skills that are largely genetically programmed
A drug such as methylphenidate, which blocks the dopamine transporter, would be expected to __________.
A. reduce the likelihood of activation of other neurons B. impair dopamine neurotransmission C. increase synaptic levels of dopamine D. decrease synaptic levels of dopamine
According to genetic programming theories of aging ________
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