Recent research and increased understanding about the role of neurotransmitters

Question 2Recent research and increased understanding about the role of neurotransmitters inpsychopathology point out thateach psychological disorder is caused by a deficit in a specific neurotransmitter.chemical imbalances of the brain are the cause of psychopathology.simple cause/effect conclusions stating that an individual neurotransmitter abnormalitycauses a disorder are incomplete.neurotransmitters have very little to do with psychopathology for most individuals but may bethe single cause of disorders for others.

Question 3Recent research has associated the ______ with autism. This is also the part of the brain that

Recent research and increased understanding about the role of neurotransmitters

ponscerebellumQuestion 4Amanda learned to fear snakes after seeing one for the first time at the zoo. However, it tookmany exposures to the sound of tapping dancing shoes before she learned to fear that sound. The

Question 5John has inherited a personality trait that makes him more likely to keep to himself than tosocialize. As a result, he does not have many friends and spends a lot of time alone. If John wereto develop depression, the model that would probably best explain this situation and the cause ofhis depression is.

Question 6In an experiment by Kolb, Gibb, and Gorny (2003), animals of varying ages were placed incomplex environments.Their findings suggest thatthe impact of the environment on the brain is different at varying stages of life.the impact of the environment on the brain is significant but uniform throughout the lifespan.environments that are beneficial to the aged may be harmful to the young.the environment has little effect on the brain throughout the lifespan.

Question 8The ability to plan, think, reason, and create is located in the part of the brain called the_____.

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Which neurotransmitter is associated with regulation of mood Behaviour and thought processes?

Serotonin. Serotonin is an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Serotonin helps regulate mood, sleep patterns, sexuality, anxiety, appetite and pain. Diseases associated with serotonin imbalance include seasonal affective disorder, anxiety, depression, fibromyalgia and chronic pain.

What are chemicals called that mimic the actions of neurotransmitters in the brain?

Drugs that bind to neurotransmitter receptors, mimicking the activity of a neurotransmitter chemical binding to the receptor, are called agonists.

What is the function of a neurotransmitter quizlet?

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers. The role of the neurotransmitter is to carry messages from one neuron to another - through 'carrying messages'.

What are the parts of the brain that are involved broadly with regulating behavior and emotion?

Instrumental brain systems of this circuitry include the hippocampus, amygdala, and areas of the prefrontal cortex. Together, these systems regulate physiological and behavioral stress processes, which can be adaptive in the short-term and maladaptive in the long-term.