The Kindling Hypothesis of Mood Disorders Predicts That…

question 2

Multiple Choice

The kindling hypothesis of mood disorders predicts that…..

• A) People become more sensitive to stress after experiencing a traumatic life event
• B) People become more resilient to stress after experiencing a traumatic life event
• C) Stressful life events lead to depressive episodes in people who have a family history of depression
• D) Stressful life events have no influence on depressive episodes in people who have a family history of depression

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Definitions:

Innate Releasing Mechanisms

Built-in neural and physiological systems in animals that trigger specific responses to particular stimuli, facilitating instinctual behavior.

Adaptive Responses

Reactions or changes made by organisms in response to changes in their environment or internal state that are beneficial for survival and reproduction.

Taste Aversion

A learned response to eating a particular food that results in an aversion to it, often following an illness or bad experience associated with the food.

Innate Releasing Mechanism

A hypothetical mechanism in the brain that responds to specific sensory stimuli by triggering a fixed action pattern or innate behavior.