All of the following statements about lithium therapy are true EXCEPT
a. for those patients who respond to lithium, approximately 70 percent will relapse
b. for anyone with recurrent manic episodes, maintenance on lithium is recommended to prevent relapse.
c. once a person is symptom-free for six months, he/she may stop taking lithium.
d. people stop taking lithium to regain the euphoric feeling that mania produces.
c
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A. There are already too many protein anions outside of the cell. B. There are already too many chloride ions outside of the cell. C. There are too few potassium ions inside of the cell. D. The potassium ions are kept out of the cell by the sodium-potassium pump.
"Language is such an innate skill that children will invent their own even when they never hear a standard language.". This statement is from a(n)
a. nativist. b. empiricist. c. psychoanalyst. d. socioculturalist.
Which of the following correctly describes the functions of axons and dendrites?
A) Dendrites process messages, and axons receive messages. B) Dendrites send messages, and axons process messages. C) Dendrites process messages, and axons send messages. D) Dendrites receive messages, and axons send messages.
What did Erikson propose was the main crisis of late adulthood?
a. trust vs. mistrust b. industry vs. inferiority c. ego identity vs. confusion d. ego integrity vs. despair