For the Past Year, 30-Year-Old Kendra Has Experienced Difficulty Falling

question 80

Multiple Choice

For the past year, 30-year-old Kendra has experienced difficulty falling and staying asleep, and she frequently complains that she has difficulty remembering certain things, such as where she put her keys or an upcoming dentist or doctor's appointment. Kendra says she's stressed and was recently diagnosed with depression. Kendra probably has a deficiency in the neurotransmitter:

• A)pectin.
• B)norepinephrine.
• C)pepsin.
• D)glutamate.

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Definitions:

Resistance Toward

The act of opposing or striving against something, often used in the context of therapy to describe a patient's reluctance to engage with the therapeutic process.

Latency Stage

A phase in Freud's psychosexual development theory occurring between ages 6 and puberty, characterized by a decrease in sexual urges and interests.

Psychosexual Development

A Freudian theory that children develop through a series of stages related to the erogenous zones; unsatisfactory completion of these stages can lead to neuroses in adulthood.

Psychodynamic Theories

Theories in psychology that emphasize systematic study of the psychological forces underlying human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.