Which of the Following Brain Mechanisms Has Been Implicated in Anorexia

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which of the following brain mechanisms has been implicated in anorexia?

• A)Starvation releases natural pain-reducing opioids producing a high which reinforces not eating.
• B)With puberty, female hormones increase dramatically and damage centers which control eating in the thalamus and pituitary.
• C)Excessive exercise depletes the brain of neurotransmitters utilized by areas that regulate hunger or satiation.
• D)Stress-released hormones reduce the sensitivity of receptors that detect blood-sugar levels and release hormones that induce hunger.

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