What Event Served as a Catalyst for the Creation of the Pendleton

question 7

Multiple Choice

What event served as a catalyst for the creation of the Pendleton Act?

• A) the growth of the Republican party in the 1880s
• B) the expansion of the federal bureaucracy in the 1880s
• C) the assassination of James Garfield in 1881
• D) the election of Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876
• E) the economic depression of the 1890s

Understand the controversy and skepticism surrounding DID.

Recognize negative symptoms of schizophrenia and their impact.

Discuss the reasons for the increasing diagnosis of DID.

Explore theories and explanations for the development of dissociative disorders.

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Definitions:

Hippocampus

A major component of the brain in the temporal lobe involved in memory formation and spatial orientation.

NMDA Receptor

A type of receptor involved in synaptic plasticity, memory formation, and is critical for excitatory neurotransmission in the brain.

Postsynaptic Membrane

The specialized area of a cell membrane on a neuron that receives and processes signals from another neuron at a synapse.

Glutamate

An amino acid that acts as a major excitatory neurotransmitter in the nervous system, playing a key role in brain development and synaptic plasticity.