Increasing mesocortical dopamine activity through the administration of a psychomotor stimulant drug, such as methylphenidate or amphetamine, has been found in some individuals to
a. alleviate the cognitive symptoms of psychosis.
b. alleviate the negative symptoms of psychosis.
c. alleviate the positive symptoms of psychosis.
d. a. and b., above, are correct.
e. a., b., and c., above, are correct.
Answer: D
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a. probing for unconscious roots of anger b. focusing on early childhood experiences c. increasing internal causal attributions d. reducing patients' self-defeating thoughts
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a. positive regard b. conditions of worth c. congruence d. self-actualization
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a. a stroke. b. neural induction. c. neural congestion. d. spatial neglect.
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b. Calcium stimulates autoreceptors. c. Calcium frees synaptic vesicles from their protein anchors. d. Calcium moves neurotransmitter molecules back into synaptic vesicles.