According to the Critical Thinking Box on Smoking and Psychological

question 1

Multiple Choice

According to the Critical Thinking box on smoking and psychological disorders, research strongly suggests that smoking contributes to the development of all of the following psychological disorders EXCEPT:

• A)bipolar disorder.
• B)dissociative identity disorder.
• C)major depressive disorder.
• D)schizophrenia.

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Definitions:

Hippocampus

A region of the brain crucial for learning and memory, particularly for forming new memories.

Brain Plasticity

The ability of the brain to change and adapt in response to experience, including the reorganization of its structure, functions, or connections.

Somatic Nervous System

Part of the peripheral nervous system that manages voluntary movements and the transmission of sensory signals to and from the central nervous system.

Consciousness

The combination of a person’s subjective experience of the external world and the person’s internal mental activity; this combination results from brain activity.