Describe How Neurotransmitters and the Brain's Reward Circuit Can Play

question 171

Essay

Describe how neurotransmitters and the brain's reward circuit can play a role in substance abuse.

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Definitions:

Positive Symptom

Symptoms that add abnormal thoughts, behaviors, or perceptions, such as hallucinations or delusions, especially relevant in discussing psychotic disorders.

Motor Difficulties

Challenges or impairments in the ability to perform movements or tasks that require motor coordination.

Schizophrenogenic Mother

A controversial and largely discredited theory suggesting a cold, domineering, and conflicting maternal style could contribute to the development of schizophrenia in children.

Hypokrisia

In Meehl’s theory, the reduced selectivity with which nerve cells respond to stimuli, especially as seen in schizophrenia.