Chessie Will Have Surgery Next Week to Have Her Pituitary

question 7

Multiple Choice

Chessie will have surgery next week to have her pituitary gland removed. She asks you what effects this might have on her overall health. You may tell her that she may now experience ____.

• A) hyperthyroidism
• B) hyperadrenalism
• C) hypothyroidism
• D) disturbed circadian rhythms
• E) diabetes

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Definitions:

Temporal Conditioning

A technique in which the presentation of the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) at regular intervals causes the internal state present at the time of the UCS to become able to elicit the conditioned response (CR).

Significant Distress

Intense emotional discomfort or pain that significantly impacts an individual's daily functioning or well-being.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A natural stimulus that effortlessly elicits a response with no learning required.

Conditioned Response

The learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that, after conditioning, comes to elicit a reaction through association with an unconditioned stimulus.