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12 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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When a person becomes excited, dopamine and noradrenaline 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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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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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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