One New Theory Concerned with Dopamine Levels in the Brain

question 42

Multiple Choice

One new theory concerned with dopamine levels in the brain and schizophrenia suggests that:

• A)the limbic system may have too much dopamine and the cortex may have too little dopamine.
• B)hallucinations and other positive symptoms of schizophrenia are the result of decreased levels of dopamine levels throughout the whole brain.
• C)the limbic system may have too little dopamine and the cortex may have too much dopamine.
• D)hallucinations and other positive symptoms of schizophrenia are the result of decreased levels of dopamine in the fluid-filled cavities called ventricles.

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Definitions:

Pharmacological Therapy

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Immersion Therapy

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Depressed

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