The Effectiveness of Lithium in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

question 15

Multiple Choice

The effectiveness of lithium in the treatment of bipolar disorder _________

• A) supports the hypothesized role of serotonin in this disorder.
• B) is inconsistent with the established effects of dopamine on mood states.
• C) supports the role of dopamine in mania.
• D) suggests that it is not neurotransmitter function that is disrupted in bipolar disorder, but neurotransmitter levels.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Change

Refers to the process of transforming or modifying human behaviors, often aimed at adopting more desirable or healthful habits, through various psychological and intervention strategies.

Reinforcements

In behaviorism, any event that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated, which can be positive (adding a desirable stimulus) or negative (removing an aversive stimulus).

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, a process by which a conditioned response decreases or disappears as a result of repeated exposure to the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus.

Reinforcer

Any stimulus that strengthens or increases the probability of a specific response or behavior by being delivered as a consequence of that response or behavior.