Rats Will Choose to Electrically Stimulate the Pleasure Centers of Their

question 34

True/False

Rats will choose to electrically stimulate the pleasure centers of their brain over food or sex.

Recognize the limitations and challenges in researching health outcomes related to personality.

Understand the relationship between personality and health, including how personality traits can influence health outcomes.

Identify the Big Five personality traits and their relation to personality disorders as outlined in the DSM-5.

Describe general characteristics of personality disorders and understand why their definitions may be controversial.

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Definitions:

Antagonist

A substance that blocks or dampens a biological response by binding to and blocking a receptor rather than activating it.

Artificial Neurotransmitter

A synthetically produced chemical used to emulate the effects of natural neurotransmitters in the nervous system.

Endogenous Neurotransmitter

A type of neurotransmitter naturally produced within the body that facilitates communication between neurons in the nervous system.

Neurotransmitter

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across a chemical synapse, from one neuron to another target neuron.