Discuss the implications of ketamine use as treatment for both schizophrenia and depression.
What will be an ideal response?
Ketamine is a glutamate antagonist that can produce negative and cognitive symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia. It can inhibit NMDA receptors, affecting a decrease in activity of the dlPFC. In contrast, ketamine can be used to treat resistant depression.
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a. to be avoided b. regrettable, but sometimes unavoidable c. a set of reasons in support of a position d. an educated guess as to the outcome of the experiment
Ginger and Roger are fraternal twins arguing about who is going to begin puberty first and who is going to reach their adult height first. If you were chosen to referee their argument, what would you tell them?
a. Girls begin puberty and reach their adult height earlier than boys. b. Boys begin puberty and reach their adult height earlier than girls. c. Girls and boys begin puberty and reach their adult height at the same ages. d. Girls begin puberty before boys, but reach their adult height after boys.
In Oregon, it was found that all of the following were predictors of suicide attempts EXCEPT
A) having well-educated parents. B) living in a single-parent home. C) being born to teenage mothers. D) having less education.
Online sexual addiction results in ______
a. neither tolerance nor withdrawal c. withdrawal, but not tolerance b. tolerance but not withdrawal d. both tolerance and withdrawal