Dr. Bloom, a practicing psychiatrist, has recently prescribed medication to a cl
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Dr. Bloom, a practicing psychiatrist, has recently prescribed medication to a client, Jamal, and is explaining to him what he can expect to feel after starting to take the medication. The following is a portion of their discussion:
This medication will help reduce some of your pleasure-seeking behavior. I know there was some concern over the negative effects these behaviors may have on your health. Let's see how this medication works, and I want to check back in with you after a couple of weeks.
Answer the following 2 questions:
The medication Jamal is going to take will most likely change the activity level of which of the following neurotransmitters? Glutamate Norepinephrine Dopamine What is the biological reason behind the medication that will likely make it work for Jamal? This neurotransmitter inhibits the transmission of information and action potentials, reducing overall arousal. This neurotransmitter is responsible for the body's emergency and panic responses This neurotransmitter turns on various circuits in the brain that are associated with outgoing and exploratory behaviors. O This neurotransmitter regulates our behavior, moods, and thought processes.Explanation / Answer
1. There are strong evidences to support that Dopamine mediates positive effects, like reward, happiness, and pleasure. Many studies reveal that it can also promote negative behaviors through actions in an adjacent brain area.
2. Dopamine is associated with the 'pleasure system' of the brain that provides feelings of enjoyment and reinforcement to motivate us to act and do. Dopamine is released (particularly in areas such as the nucleus accumbens and striatum) by naturally rewarding experiences such as food, sex, abuse of drugs and neutral stimuli that become associated with them. This theory is often discussed in terms of drugs that are considered to produce dopamine release in these areas, and in relation to neurobiological theories of addictions.
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