____ Refers to the Occurrence of Similar Physical Symptoms in a Group

question 67

Multiple Choice

____ refers to the occurrence of similar physical symptoms in a group of people when there is no known physical cause for the symptoms.

• A)Mass hysteria
• B)Mass psychogenic illness
• C)The intern's syndrome
• D)The somatic dilemma

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Definitions:

Postsynaptic Membrane

The specialized area of a cell membrane on a neuron that receives and processes signals from another neuron at a synapse.

Glutamate

An amino acid that acts as a major excitatory neurotransmitter in the nervous system, playing a key role in brain development and synaptic plasticity.

Depolarized

A state in which the membrane potential of a neuron becomes less negative, making the neuron more likely to fire an action potential.