Your 74-year-old grandfather was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Initially, he will have difficulties with involuntary movement and motor coordination. One form of treatment is to provide medication that increases what neurotransmitter?
a. norepinephrine
b. serotonin
c. dopamine
d. acetylcholine
Answer: C
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A. Blood-injection-injury phobia B. Agoraphobia with panic attacks C. Social anxiety disorder D. Animal phobia
Wanda fakes debilitating pain in hopes of receiving a large monetary award from an insurance company. Roberta experiences fever and pain because she has injected herself with bacteria. Wanda's behavior illustrates ____; Roberta's behavior illustrates ____
a. malingering; somatoform disorder b. malingering; factitious disorder c. factitious disorder; malingering d. factitious disorder; somatoform disorder
"I'd make everyone happier if I just shot myself" is an example of a ____; revising one's will and giving away one's record collection are examples of ____
a. psychodynamic clue of suicide; behavioral clues of suicide b. behavioral clue of suicide; suicidal gestures c. suicidal gesture; suicide attempts d. verbal clue of suicide; behavioral clues of suicide
Which feeling of belonging did Schachter demonstrate in his 1959 study?
A. sense of identity B. meaningful information C. safety D. social support