One Explanation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Is That _____ Stabilizes Activity

question 38

Multiple Choice

One explanation for obsessive-compulsive disorder is that _____ stabilizes activity in areas of the brain involved in _____.

• A) dopamine; disengaging attention
• B) dopamine; motor movement
• C) serotonin; disengaging attention
• D) serotonin; motor movement

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Definitions:

Brain Function

The activities and processes that the brain performs to support cognition, emotion, behavior, and physiological operations.

Behaviour

The actions or reactions of an individual in response to external or internal stimuli.

Actuarial Approach

An approach to evaluating and interpreting the data on patients, making predictions, and coming to decisions that rely exclusively on statistical procedures, empirical methods, and formal rules. See also clinical approach.