According to Your Textbook,one Study on Inactivity in the Prefrontal

question 13

Multiple Choice

According to your textbook,one study on inactivity in the prefrontal cortex and depressive symptoms found that:

• A) both placebos and active drugs increased activity in the prefrontal cortex and alleviated symptoms of depression
• B) only active drugs increased activity in the prefrontal cortex and alleviated symptoms of depression
• C) neither drugs nor placebos increased activity in the prefrontal cortex and alleviated symptoms of depression
• D) both active drugs and placebos decreased activity in the prefrontal cortex and alleviated symptoms of depression

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Definitions:

Oral Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development where an infant's pleasure centers are in the mouth, leading to behaviors such as sucking and biting.

Executive Part

The component of the brain, particularly associated with the frontal lobes, responsible for decision-making, problem-solving, and regulating behavior.

Ego

Within the framework of psychoanalytic theory, it's the component of personality tasked with negotiating among the urges of the id, the dictates of the superego, and the constraints of reality.

Oedipus Complex

A Freudian concept describing a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.