Which of the following reasons is true for why SSRIs take about four weeks to have a therapeutic effect?
A. The patient usually has an interfering, negative attitude that the medication will not work.
B. Cortical tissue takes this long to regenerate once active medication is administered.
C. It takes that long for new receptor sites to form to make use of the increased serotonin supply.
D. The corpus callosum needs this time to strengthen the connection between hemispheres.
Answer: C
Psychology
You might also like to view...
Which is a symptom SPECIFICALLY of late-stage dementia?
a) being unable to speak b) acting erratically c) forgetting names d) wandering
Psychology
________refers to heredity and __________ refers to environmental influences
a) Nature; nurture b) Cognition; emotion c) Nurture; behavioral genetics d) Cross-sectional; longitudinal
Psychology