According to the Critical Thinking Box on Smoking and Psychological

question 216

Multiple Choice

According to the Critical Thinking box on smoking and psychological disorders, some researchers believe that:

• A)smoking triggers the onset of symptoms in people who are already vulnerable to the development of a mental disorder, especially major depressive disorder.
• B)smoking delays the onset of symptoms of psychological disorders in many people.
• C)nicotine suppresses the release of glutamate, GABA, serotonin, and acetylcholine, and this neurotransmitter deficiency causes the symptoms of mental illness.
• D)nicotine damages brain structures such as the amygdala, the thalamus, and the nucleus acumens, causing the symptoms of mental illness.

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