Neurological disorders like Parkinson's may be treated with medications that affect neurotransmitter systems. Identify a major side effect of medications used for Parkinson's and explain how it is that drugs intended to affect movement or cognition have such a broad array of side effects unrelated to the reasons the drugs were prescribed
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Patients with Parkinson's disease show low dopamine levels, which leads to the typical trembling and movement problems associated with Parkinson's. When patients receive medication that increases their dopamine level, they (as well as healthy people who receive dopamine) sometimes show an increase in pathological gambling. Gambling is a compulsive disorder that results from impaired impulse control. When dopamine treatment is suspended, these patients no longer exhibit this behavior. This can occur because of the complexities of neurotransmitter symptoms. Neurotransmitters may affect many different brain systems and thus affect a range of behaviors and experiences.
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a. forgetting b. differential reinforcement c. spontaneous recovery d. ratio strain e. ordinal proximity
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a. Verbal mediation b. Keyword method
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