Which of the following statements highlights the relationship between dopamine and schizophrenia?
A) Underutilization of dopamine by the brain is connected with hallucinations and disturbances of thoughts and emotions.
B) People with schizophrenia may have more receptor sites for dopamine in an area of the brain that is involved in emotional responding.
C) Dopamine fails to produce any pleasurable effects that heighten the sensory experience of a patient suffering from schizophrenia.
D) Schizophrenia manifests as a result of an imbalance in dopamine levels between two adjoining neurons with conflicting electrical charges.
B
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a. conducting a career assessment. b. implementing job enrichment. c. performing a vocational interest assessment. d. performing a job analysis.
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a. learning makes consequences automatic. b. behavior is learned as a child and is unlikely to change. c. people learn to behave a certain way in certain situations. d. all of these
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a) Adolescent girls with poor body image are more likely than other girls to be depressed. b) Adolescent girls in a depressed mood are more likely to distract themselves than boys in a depressed mood. c) Adolescent boys with poor body image are more likely than other boys to be depressed. d) Adolescent boys in a depressed mood are more likely to think persistently about bad feelings and experiences than girls in a depressed mood.