Neuroscientists Have Linked Some Mental Disorders to Deficient or Excessive

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Short Answer

Neuroscientists have linked some mental disorders to deficient or excessive activity of different neurotransmitters.What causes these problems with brain anatomy and chemical functioning?

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Definitions:

After-School Clubs

Organized programs that provide children with activities and learning opportunities outside of regular school hours.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue.

Pleasure Principle

A psychoanalytic concept proposed by Freud that suggests individuals seek pleasure and avoid pain to satisfy biological and psychological needs.

Reality Principle

A mechanism functioning within the conscious and unconscious that weighs the costs and benefits of an action before deciding to act.