Ralph has suffered from alcoholism since he started college. Instead of undergoing a medically supervised rehabilitation, he plans to try quitting on his own. You advise Ralph that his plan is
a. probably perfectly okay, because he has no family history of epilepsy
b. probably perfectly okay, because alcohol is legal and safe.
c. a really bad idea, because withdrawal from GABA agonists like alcohol can lead to severe seizures.
d. a really bad idea, because alcohol inhibits seizures in people with epilepsy by boosting activity of acetylcholine.
c
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Recent research suggests that the risk for schizophrenia is slightly higher for:
a. males than for females b. females than for males c. Asians than for non-Asians d. non-Asians than for Asians
Mothers who contracted either rubella or influenza during the middle of their pregnancies, or who experienced malnutrition during pregnancy or complications at the time of birth have children with a higher risk of developing
a. a bipolar disorder. b. an organic mental disorder. c. schizophrenia. d. a conversion disorder.
Vygotsky and Piaget differed on how they viewed speaking aloud. Vygotsky saw the behavior as __________ and Piaget described it as __________.
A. private speech; egocentric speech B. egocentric speech; imitation C. proximal speech; egocentric speech D. private speech; public speech