An unusual, but often effective, treatment for people with very severe or melancholic depression that involves the use of electrodes on a person's head is

a. convulsion distortion therapy.
b. electrical therapy.
c. electroconvulsive therapy.
d. bioelectrical therapy.

c

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a. true b. false

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The reinforcing effect of alcohol is due to

a. the release of dopamine within the nucleus accumbens. b. loss of inhibition of brain cells. c. the suppression of serotonin within the nucleus accumbens. d. indirect changes in NMDA receptors. e. the capacity to reduce anxiety.

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