The hypothesis regarding the role of dopamine in schizophrenia states that schizophrenia is caused by __________.
A. damage to ascending dopamine fibers
B. a breakdown product of the neurotransmitter serotonin
C. overactivity of dopaminergic synapses
D. low levels of one or more of the monoamines
Answer: C
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When the diagnosis is based upon clinicians using an unstructured clinical interview. A) Latinos B) African Americans C) Caucasians D) Asians
According to Sigmund Freud, the aim of the destructive drive is
A. self-assertion. B. self-preservation. C. self-hatred. D. self-destruction.
Hearing voices that are not really there would be called a(n)
a. hallucination. b. delusion. c. auditory regression. d. depressive psychosis.
Bjorkland and Rosenblum (2002) found that children often use more advanced strategies to solve arithmetic problems when the problems are presented in the context of a game than when problems are presented in an academic context.
a. true b. false