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bobbysung

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One thing that many addictive substances and behaviors have in common is activation of the
 
  a. medial forebrain bundle with release of dopamine in the hippocampus.
 b. amygdala with release of acetylcholine in the nucleus accumbens.
 c. hypothalamus and the autonomic nervous system.
 d. mesolimbic system with dopamine being released in the nucleus accumbens.

Question 2

Compulsive sex, gambling and the use of addictive drugs may be rewarding due to activation of the
 
  a. hypothalamus.
 b. nucleus accumbens.
 c. amygdala.
 d. periaqueductal gray.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b



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