Pinel Described What He Called Manie Sans Delire, Which Was

question 46

Multiple Choice

Pinel described what he called manie sans delire, which was the predecessor of what has become known as

• A) narcissistic personality disorder.
• B) paranoid personality disorder.
• C) avoidant personality disorder.
• D) dependent personality disorder.
• E) antisocial personality disorder.

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Definitions:

Codons

Sequences of three nucleotides in mRNA that specify the addition of a particular amino acid into a polypeptide chain during protein synthesis or signal the termination of protein synthesis.

Amino Acids

The basic building blocks of proteins, consisting of a central carbon atom, an amino group, a carboxyl group, and a unique side chain.

tRNA Molecule

Transfer RNA; a type of RNA molecule that helps decode a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence into a protein during protein synthesis.

Anticodon

A sequence of three nucleotides forming a unit of genetic code in a transfer RNA molecule, corresponding to a complementary codon in messenger RNA.