What does research using MRI technology show about brain functioning in women with anorexia nervosa?
What will be an ideal response?
Researchers have shown that women with anorexia nervosa and women who had recovered from anorexia nervosa were compared on their fMRI responses to food-related cues with healthy controls after a night of fasting. Even those who were no longer symptomatic still showed lowered activation in the food reward centers and higher activation of inhibitory control areas of the brain, suggesting that the disorder creates lingering effects in the ways that individuals process food-related cues. Further research supports the effect of AN in altered brain activity in areas responsible for processing emotions, body-related stimuli, and self-perception.
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According to Freud, the ____ contains all instincts and is the driving force of personality.?
a. ?id b. ?ego c. ?superego d. ?preconscious
In addition to the specific symptoms for an affective episode to be called manic,
two other conditions must be met. Which of these is one of them? (a) the period of abnormal, elevated, expansive behavior must last at least a week (b) the symptoms create a significant disruption in important areas in the person's life (c) hallucinations, such as the person hears voices (d) loss of feelings of self worth (e) both A and B but not C or D
B. F. Skinner believed that people are more likely to repeat behaviors that have had positive outcomes in the past.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Mr. Jenkins was backing out of his driveway and accidentally hit his neighbor (whom he dislikes) as he was biking by. Why isn't this act aggressive?
a. Because no psychological harm was done. b. Because Mr. Jenkins wasn't angry at the time. c. The neighbor was defenseless. d. It was unintentional.