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15 Cards in this Set
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Our aggression, feelings of insecurity, resentment and other personality traits are tied to ____________________ thoughts.
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subconscious
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Our mind is the result of the sum of the _____________ and ________________
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conscious, subconscious
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When a person becomes excited, dopamine and norepinephrine are released into the synaptic clefts, and ______________ is secreted into the same area to counter the actions of the 2 neurotransmitters.
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serotonin
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If a person’s brain produces _____________ amounts serotonin, the neuronal excitation cannot be controlled.
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small
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Prozac or fluoxetine works by blocking the _________________.
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serotonin reuptake transporters
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Patients who suffer clinical depression have a shortage of _____________ in their synaptic clefts.
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serotonin
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If you block the uptake of serotonin, the concentration of serotonin in the synapse will ____________.
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increase
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The illegal drug ___________ was made famous in the 1960’s and it causes hallucinations by mimicking the action of serotonin.
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LSD
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Psilocin, the chemical found in hallucinogenic mushrooms, will enter the _____________ of the brain and bind to serotonin receptors.
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thalamus
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`The ________________ cortex contains a map of the entire body and after a person has undergone amputation of a limb, the region that represents that limb no longer receives any information.
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somatosensory
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In the case of David Garabedian, it was thought that the insecticide was responsible for his aggressive behavior. The insecticide blocks the enzyme acetylcholinesterase which leads to hyperactivation of the ______________ neurons.
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hypothalamus
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During an emotional event, the hypothalamus neurons will release _________________ which will in turn initiates the fight or flight response.
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acetylcholine
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Sandy, a troubled teen, attacked and stabbed a coworker. Her defense was that she contained too few _______________ receptors in the brain, thus she was unable to control her aggression.
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progesterone
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In the condition known as ________________, seizures of any type will repeatedly occur unprovoked.
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epilepsy
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_____________ lobe seizures can elicit religious or mystical experiences.
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Temporal
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