The Characteristic Self-Protective Psychological Response of Becoming Insensitive and Unfeeling

question 52

Multiple Choice

The characteristic self-protective psychological response of becoming insensitive and unfeeling is termed

• A) psychic distancing.
• B) posttraumatic stress disorder.
• C) psychic numbing.
• D) emotional alienation.

Comprehend the mechanisms that establish and maintain the resting membrane potential.

Understand the permeability characteristics of the neuronal membrane.

Recognize the basis of electrical activity in neurons.

Learn about the molecular structures that form channels in the cell membrane and their functions.

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