Recent Research and Increased Understanding About the Role of Neurotransmitters

question 62

Multiple Choice

Recent research and increased understanding about the role of neurotransmitters in psychopathology point out that

• A)each psychological disorder is caused by a deficit in a specific neurotransmitter.
• B)only severe psychological disorders like schizophrenia are caused by imbalances of neurotransmitter activity.
• C)simple cause/effect conclusions that an individual neurotransmitter abnormality causes a disorder are incomplete.
• D)neurotransmitters have very little to do with psychopathology for most individuals but may be the single cause of disorders for others.

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