People with Bipolar Disorder and People with Major Depression Have

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Multiple Choice

People with bipolar disorder and people with major depression have in common that:

• A) they both have enlarged ventricles
• B) they both have experienced some childhood trauma
• C) both evidence extremely low mood or loss of pleasure some of the time
• D) both disorders occur about equally often in the population

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Definitions:

Action Potential

A rapid rise and fall in electrical potential across a cell's membrane, resulting in nerve signal transmission.

Myelinated Neurons

Neurons covered with myelin sheath, enhancing the speed at which electrical impulses propagate along the nerve fiber.

Neural Transmission

The process by which neurons communicate with each other through synapses, using chemical or electrical signals.

Myelinated Axons

Axons that are coated with a protective layer of myelin, which helps to speed the transmission of electrical signals along the nerve cells.