Being Diagnosed with a Mental Illness Can Have Social Consequences

question 2

True/False

Being diagnosed with a mental illness can have social consequences which can themselves play a role in creating new or maintaining existing mental illness.

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Definitions:

Dendrites

Branch-like extensions of neurons that receive electrical messages from other nerve cells.

Efferent Nerves

Nerve fibers that carry signals away from the central nervous system towards the muscles to cause movement.

Afferent Nerves

Nerves that carry sensory information from the body's periphery towards the central nervous system.

Effectors

Organs or cells that act in response to a stimulus, executing the required response in motor functions or other activities.