Some Clinicians Have Argued That Mental Disorders Cannot Be Studied

question 108

Multiple Choice

Some clinicians have argued that mental disorders cannot be studied using laboratory animals as subjects, because

• A) studies of depression should only be done in natural settings and very few of those exist.
• B) cognitive symptoms cannot be measured in animals.
• C) animals don't express emotions similar to depression.
• D) the brains of animals are too different from homo sapiens.

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Definitions:

Arousal Desires

The yearning or longing for situations or stimuli that incite emotional or physiological excitement.

Autonomic Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that controls involuntary body functions such as heart rate and digestion.

Two-Factor Theory

A psychological model proposing that human emotions depend on a state of physiological arousal and a cognitive interpretation of that arousal to experience emotion.

James-Lange Theory

A theory of emotion that proposes emotional experiences result from physiological responses to external stimuli.