Jayswal Experiences a Diminished Level of Self Awareness and Feels

question 96

Multiple Choice

Jayswal experiences a diminished level of self awareness and feels "out of sorts," such that he has a mild sense of loss of control over his physical actions. Jay can be said to be experiencing:

• A) auditory hallucinations
• B) illusions
• C) altered states of consciousness
• D) split-brain awareness

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Definitions:

Norepinephrine

A neurotransmitter and hormone involved in arousal, alertness, and the stress response.

Serotonin

A neurotransmitter involved in regulating mood, appetite, and sleep, among other functions, and is often linked to feelings of well-being and happiness.

Electroconvulsive Shock Therapy

A psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in patients to provide relief from mental disorders.

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.