Presynaptic Facilitation Is Associated with _______ Synapses and Involves A(n)

question 42

Multiple Choice

Presynaptic facilitation is associated with _______ synapses and involves a(n) _______ in the amount of transmitter released per action potential.

• A) axodendritic; decrease
• B) axosomatic; increase
• C) gap junction; decrease
• D) axoaxonic; increase
• E) gap junction; increase

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Definitions:

Oedipus Complex

A psychoanalytic theory proposed by Freud, suggesting an unconscious desire of a child, particularly a male, to possess the parent of the opposite sex and the exclusion of the same-sex parent.

Electra Complex

A psychoanalytic term referring to a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.

Phallic Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development during which a child's focus of libido is concentrated in the genital area.

Defense Mechanisms

Unconscious psychological strategies used to cope with reality and maintain self-image by reducing feelings of anxiety, guilt, or conflicts.