One Possible Explanation for the Delayed Effect of Antidepressant Drugs

question 57

Multiple Choice

One possible explanation for the delayed effect of antidepressant drugs is that the increased availability of serotonin seems to promote

• A) increased metabolic rates.
• B) tardive dyskinesia.
• C) decreased norepinephrine levels.
• D) neurogenesis.

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Definitions:

Schizophrenia

An acute psychiatric ailment defined by significant alterations in thought processes, perception, emotional response, communication, personal identity, and conduct.

Purely Genetic

Describes traits or conditions entirely determined by one's genes.

Collective Unconscious

The concept that symbols and myths are shared among people in a culture, but remain beneath awareness. The Swiss psychiatrist C. G. Jung developed this concept more fully in his approach to dreams.

Carl Jung

A psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, emphasizing the importance of the individual psyche and the personal quest for wholeness.