Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The brain stem is sometimes called the reptilian brain, due to its location in the lower
or more primitive parts of the brain that control our survival functions.
2. When a person self-mutilates, oxytocin, naturally occurring pain-relieving
neurochemicals, is released in the brain and dull the greater emotional pain people are
experiencing in their lives.
3. The third, most sophisticated, and most recently evolved portion of the brain is the
cerebral cortex.
4. The third, most sophisticated, and most recently evolved portion of the brain is the
cerebral cortex.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE

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