Defend the position that schizophrenia has a biological basis

What will be an ideal response?

Sources of support for this position would include: adoption studies, twin studies, the fact that MRI scans of schizophrenic patients show structural abnormalities, the fact that effective antipsychotic drugs block brain dopamine receptors, and the fact that dopamine-releasing drugs (e.g. amphetamine) can cause schizophrenia symptoms.

Psychology

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When a writer or artist sits down to begin a new piece of work, the creator does not know what it will sound like when it is finished. This is a(n) _____

a. ill-defined problem b. well-defined problem c. algorithm d. operator state

Psychology

Neurogenic stressors stem from psychological factors (e.g., anticipation of an unpleasant event)

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology