The major problem facing Medicare involves
a. the lack of skilled nursing facilities
b. a refusal by the government to fund via a payroll tax.
c. rising healthcare costs.
d. the increasing age of retirement.
c
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Which factor is least likely to be a biological cause of depressive and bipolar disorders?
a. ?mbalances in the brain's neurotransmitters b. ?abnormally low levels of the stress hormone cortisol c. ?defects in brain regions involved in mood d. ?malfunctions of the endocrine system
New research on schizophrenia has focused on glutamate. What parts of the brain are thought to play a role due to the presence of this neurotransmitter?
a) All parts of the brain may be significant because glutamate destroys neurons when its level is excessive. b) Information flow between the executive control centers and the limbic system is influenced by this neurotransmitter. c) High levels of glutamate in the parietal and temporal lobes are associated with symptoms of schizophrenia, especially hallucinations. d) The corpus callosum can easily be disrupted and thus messages get garbled when glutamate levels are high, which occurs when there is some insult to brain tissue.
Psychodynamic therapies assume a person has psychological problems because __________
a) of irrational beliefs. b) of childhood experiences. c) there is some type of biochemical imbalance. d) there is some type of cultural conflict happening.
Ursula speaks to her infant son in short sentences made up of high-pitched, exaggerated expression, clear pronunciation, distinct pauses between speech segments, and repetition of new words in a variety of contexts. Ursula uses
A) preverbal speech. B) infant-directed speech. C) telegraphic speech. D) referential communication.