If Greg Is Taking a Depressant Substance, What Will Be

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Essay

If Greg is taking a depressant substance, what will be the main behavioral effects?

Understand traditional beliefs regarding insanity and their historical context.

Recognize influential figures and their contributions to the development of mental health concepts and treatments.

Define key terms and concepts in psychopathology.

Understand the evolution of treatments for mental illness.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A training technique that adjusts the potency of a conduct via positive reinforcement or disciplinary measures.

Classical Conditioning

A type of learned response in which a neutral object comes to elicit a response when it is associated with a stimulus that already produces a response.

Long-term Potentiation

A long-lasting enhancement in signal transmission between two neurons that results from their synchronous stimulation.

Synaptic Connections

The points at which neurons (nerve cells) communicate with each other, allowing for the transmission of signals through the nervous system.