A Patient Has Smaller Temporal Lobes and High Activity of the Neurotransmitter

question 139

Multiple Choice

A patient has smaller temporal lobes and high activity of the neurotransmitter dopamine.These symptoms are:

• A) psychoneuroimmunological,and the most likely diagnosis is schizotypal personality disorder.
• B) psychoneuroimmunological,and the most likely diagnosis is antisocial personality disorder.
• C) biological,and the most likely diagnosis is schizotypal personality disorder.
• D) biological,and the most likely diagnosis is antisocial personality disorder.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a pause, without any additional conditioning.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the occurrence of desired behaviors.

B. F. Skinner

An influential American psychologist known for his work in behaviorism and the development of the theory of operant conditioning.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond only to the actual stimuli associated with a conditioned response.