NR 546 Week 2, 3 Discussion. questions and
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Assigned ssneurotransmitter: ssDopamine
1. Write ssa ss3-5 sssentence ssparaphrased sssummary ssof ssthe ssassigned ssneurotransmitters'
purposeas nd ssfunction
ss
Dopamine ssis ssa ssmonoamine ssneurotransmitter ssin ssthe ssbrain ssthat ssacts ssas ssa
chemicalm
ss s essenger ssbetween ssthe ssnerve sscells ssof ssthe ssbrain ssand ssthe ssrest ssof
the ssbody.
ss
Dopamine ssplays ssa ssrole ssin ssthe ss“reward sscenter” ssof ssthe ssbrain ssand ssin ssother
ss functions sssuch ssas ssmovement, ssmemory, sspleasure ssand ssreward, ssmotivation,
ss attention, sssleep, ssmood, ssand sslearning. ssIt ssis ssoften ssreferred ssto ssas ssthe ss“feel-
good” ssneurotransmitter ssas ssit ssgives ssa sssense ssof sspleasure ssand ssthe ssmotivation
ss to ssdo sssomething sswhen ssexperiencing ssthe sspleasurable ssfeeling. ssAs sspart ssof ssthe
“reward sssystem”, ssit ssis ssthoughtts hat, ssfrom ssan ssevolutionary ssstandpoint,
ss
ss dopamine ssprovides ssa ssgood ssfeeling ssas ssa ssreward ssfor ssdoing ssthings
ss necessary ssfor sssurvival sssuch ssas sseating, ssdrinking, ssreproducing, ssand
ss competing ssfor sssurvival. ssWhen ssa ssperson ssdoes sssomething ssperceived ssas
, ss pleasurable, ssa sslarge ssamount ssof ssdopamine ssis ssreleased ssfrom ssthe ssbrain
cs ausing ssthe ss“feel ssgood” ssfeeling ssthat sscauses ssyou ssto ssseek ssmore ssof ssthat
ss feeling, sssomething ssthat ssmay ssplay ssa ssrole ssin ssaddiction ss(Cleveland ssClinic,
ss 2020).
2. Link ssdopamine ssto ssa sspsychiatric ssdiagnosis
Dopamine ssis ssmost sscommonly sslinked ssto ssschizophrenia ssthrough ssthe
ss dopamine sshypothesis sswhich ssstates ssthat ssthe sspositive sssymptoms ssof
ss schizophrenia ss(hallucinations ssand ssdelusion) ssare sscaused ssby sstoo ssmuch
dopamine ssin ssparts ssof ssthe
ss
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
detailed answers all question upgraded
ss ss ss ss ss
/newest version[grade a+]
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
Merged Together ss
Assigned ssneurotransmitter: ssDopamine
1. Write ssa ss3-5 sssentence ssparaphrased sssummary ssof ssthe ssassigned ssneurotransmitters'
purposeas nd ssfunction
ss
Dopamine ssis ssa ssmonoamine ssneurotransmitter ssin ssthe ssbrain ssthat ssacts ssas ssa
chemicalm
ss s essenger ssbetween ssthe ssnerve sscells ssof ssthe ssbrain ssand ssthe ssrest ssof
the ssbody.
ss
Dopamine ssplays ssa ssrole ssin ssthe ss“reward sscenter” ssof ssthe ssbrain ssand ssin ssother
ss functions sssuch ssas ssmovement, ssmemory, sspleasure ssand ssreward, ssmotivation,
ss attention, sssleep, ssmood, ssand sslearning. ssIt ssis ssoften ssreferred ssto ssas ssthe ss“feel-
good” ssneurotransmitter ssas ssit ssgives ssa sssense ssof sspleasure ssand ssthe ssmotivation
ss to ssdo sssomething sswhen ssexperiencing ssthe sspleasurable ssfeeling. ssAs sspart ssof ssthe
“reward sssystem”, ssit ssis ssthoughtts hat, ssfrom ssan ssevolutionary ssstandpoint,
ss
ss dopamine ssprovides ssa ssgood ssfeeling ssas ssa ssreward ssfor ssdoing ssthings
ss necessary ssfor sssurvival sssuch ssas sseating, ssdrinking, ssreproducing, ssand
ss competing ssfor sssurvival. ssWhen ssa ssperson ssdoes sssomething ssperceived ssas
, ss pleasurable, ssa sslarge ssamount ssof ssdopamine ssis ssreleased ssfrom ssthe ssbrain
cs ausing ssthe ss“feel ssgood” ssfeeling ssthat sscauses ssyou ssto ssseek ssmore ssof ssthat
ss feeling, sssomething ssthat ssmay ssplay ssa ssrole ssin ssaddiction ss(Cleveland ssClinic,
ss 2020).
2. Link ssdopamine ssto ssa sspsychiatric ssdiagnosis
Dopamine ssis ssmost sscommonly sslinked ssto ssschizophrenia ssthrough ssthe
ss dopamine sshypothesis sswhich ssstates ssthat ssthe sspositive sssymptoms ssof
ss schizophrenia ss(hallucinations ssand ssdelusion) ssare sscaused ssby sstoo ssmuch
dopamine ssin ssparts ssof ssthe
ss
