Disinhibition Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CMN 140 Exam1, CMN 140 Exam 2, CMN 140 Final 194 Questions with Verified Answers "Hardware" vs "Software" of the brain - CORRECT ANSWER *Hardware:* -Biological organ of communication -Computation is processed in gray matter -> e.g. how info is processed in the brain -Info is transmitted via white matter *Software:* -The brain gives rise to the mind -Some programs are innate (e.g. capacity for language) -Some are learned (e.g. English language) *There is a deep physical conn...

USMLE Step 1 Medical Subject Review: Pathology CNS 2023/2024 12-year-old boy is prepubescent and has grown to over two meters tall. An MRI of his head reveals an extrasellar mass. The boy's tall stature is MOST probably due to which of the following physiologic processes? - ANSWER-pituitary adenoma secreting elevated growth hormone 55-year-old man has had emotional changes consisting of sexual disinhibition and emotional apathy. He later has difficulty with expressing himself and doing hi...

WGU D167 Psychology Exam Questions and Answers LATEST 2024/2025 (100% VERIFIED) Cognitive Development (Piaget) - Answer Sensorimotor-explores through the senses, gains object permanence Preoperational-can't see other people's point of view (egocentrism) Concrete operational-concept of conservation, logical thinking Formal operational-adult reasoning develops, abstract thinking, metacognition (thinking about thinking) cognitive development stage 1 - Answer Infancy (0-2): Crawl, babble Co...

COM 112 Test 1 Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Asynchronous communication - ANSWER-occurs when there is a time gap between when a message is sent and when its received --> email, text Channel - ANSWER-medium in which messages are exchanged Cognitive Complexity - ANSWER-ability to construct a variety of different frameworks for viewing an issue. Imagine your friend seems to be angry --> could be that: 1. offended by something you did 2. something happened that has nothing to do w...

SCRN Anatomy and Physiology Questions with complete solution 2024 Which larger arterial branches of the carotid artery supply anterior cerebral circulation? - correct answer Anterior cerebral artery (ACA), middle cerebral artery (MCA), and posterior cerebral artery (PCA) Which parts of the cerebrum does the anterior cerebral artery feed? - correct answer Frontal lobe and interior portion of parietal lobe Which parts of the cerebrum does the middle cerebral artery feed? - correct answ...

Lorazepam (Ativan) reduces anxiety by: a. increasing serotonin levels. b. blocking dopamine receptors. c. depressing norepinephrine levels. d. potentiating gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). - ANS: D Benzodiazepines enhance the effects of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA, slowing neuronal firing. They do not affect dopamine, serotonin, or norepinephrine. A patient started diazepam (Valium) 5 mg b.i.d. 6 months ago. Now, the patient requires 10 mg to achieve the same effect. This phenome...

What is true about the sleep of older adults? - Their circadian clock advances, causing an advanced sleep phase, which means that we get sleepier earlier in the evening and wake up earlier in the morning. Hypothyroidism is most associated with which of the following symptoms? - depressive symptoms, mental slowing, and memory impairment There is evidence that the _____________ plays a role in the etiology of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). - suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) - mediates the s...

β-lactam antibiotic MOA All antibiotics in class share the same mechanism of action: disruption of the bacterial cell wall. Inhibition of cell wall synthesis Empiric Therapy start treatment without cultures or prior to receiving the results of a culture immediate empiric antibiotics Critically ill patients receive (Fill in the Answer) after the first set of cultures obtained; do not wait for results. Bactericidal antibiotics Directly kill bacteria: Agents include aminoglycosides, be...

MH701 Exam 3 Test Questions With All Correct Answers Addiction is characterized by what? - ANSWER impulsive drug craving, seeking & use that persists even in the face of negative consequences. What parts of the brain are involved in the reward pathway? - ANSWER the ventral tegmental area (VTA), nucleus accumbens & pre-frontal cortex. When activated by a rewarding stimuli, information travels from the VTA to the nucleus accumbens and then up to the prefrontal cor...

MH701 Exam 3 Modules 6-8 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2023/2024 What 2 parts of the brain are affected by drug use? 1) Limbic system Lizard brain 2) Cortex (Prefrontal) Wizard brain What are the parts of the reward pathway in the brain? 1)the ventral tegmental area (VTA), 2)the nucleus accumbens, and 3) the prefrontal cortex. What is the neurotranmitter involved with addiction? All drugs that can lead to addiction increase dopamine (DA) in ventral striatum, also called the nucleus acc...