Psychoneuro-immunology (PNI)
What will be an ideal response?
the study of the neural effects of psychological events on the immune system
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Both Kurt and Magda survived airplane crashes. Both experience intrusive memories of the event as well as extreme anxiety and dissociative episodes. One might be diagnosed with acute stress disorder and the other with posttraumatic stress disorder if ____
a. one experiences anxiety and the other does not b. one relives the experience and the other does not c. one has had symptoms for more than thirty days and the other has not d. one experiences panic attacks and the other does not
Neuronal communication is a two-step process. In the second step, which takes place between two neurons, what does the arrival of an action potential at the axon terminal of the first neuron signal?
a. The synthesis of neurotransmitters by specialized enzymes b. The uptake of neurotransmitters from the extracellular space c. The enzymatic breakdown of residual neurotransmitters d. The release of neurotransmitters into the extracellular fluid
Within the hindbrain, basic life support functions such as heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure are associated with the:
a. cerebellum b. medulla and the pons c. reticular formation d. hippocampus
Which of the following statement is the most important criticism of Titchener's structuralism?
a) Titchener's insistence that only he could validate the findings was ultimately unscientific b) Titchener's attempt to study mental structures was based on unfounded assumptions. c) Titchener's findings were discounted by later research. d) Titchener's choice of mental processes did not represent important aspects of cognition.