A drug company seeking to develop a new antischizophrenic drug would want to develop a drug that reverses both positive and negative symptoms but that avoids the blockage of ________ receptors within the ________ of the schizophrenic brain
a. D1; nucleus accumbens
b. D2; medial prefrontal cortex
c. D3; hippocampus
d. D2; striatum
e. D4; amygdala
Answer: d. D2; striatum
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a. accumulated damage to the auditory ossicles. b. numerous punctures to their eardrums over time. c. having numerous ear infections that created chronic fluid build-up in their middle ears. d. noise-induced damage to the hair cells in the cochlea.
The understanding that objects continue to exist outside of sensory awareness is called ______.
A. habituation B. mental representation C. tertiary circular reaction D. object permanence
Magda has learned to decrease her fear of riding in crowded elevators by associating a state of relaxation with a hierarchy of fear-provoking stimuli. This technique is known as
a. flooding b. multimodal therapy c. cognitive restructuring d. desensitization
According to Erikson, development that encompasses changes both in the understandings individuals have of themselves as members of society, and in their comprehension of the meaning of others' behavior is known as ___________ development
a. psychosocial c. psychocultural b. psychosexual d. psychocognitive