Given the fact that MDD is correlated with low levels of serotonin activity, explain why we would expect abnormalities of REM sleep in people diagnosed with depression. What types of sleep patterns would we expect to see? How would medications boosting serotonin activity affect sleep?
What will be an ideal response?
People with poorly treated MDD initiate REM too early and too frequently during the sleep cycle, possibly due to reduced serotonin activity. Antidepressant drugs boost serotonin activity and often suppress REM.
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Which of the following is NOT true of theories?
a. Explain currently known facts. b. Rarely change once formulated. c. Generate new knowledge. d. Explain laws
The text identifies one explanation for the dramatic increase in the rate of depression: family and community ties. What other reasons might explain this increase?
What will be an ideal response?
Studies of homicides committed by men versus women across the past four decades indicate that as sex-role norms have changed over the years,
A) men and women now commit an equal number of homicides. B) men continue to commit the vast majority of homicides. C) women continue to commit the vast majority of homicides. D) women now commit a larger percentage of homicides than they used to.
In Examining the Evidence, the authors conclude that research evidence on dissociative identity disorder tells us that iatrogenesis and sociocultural explanations for DID cannot be discounted
Indicate whether the statement is true or false