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clmills979

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The earliest catecholamine hypothesis of affective disorders suggested that depression results from
 
  a. an excessive amount of norepinephrine activity
  b. an excessive amount of dopamine activity
  c. a deficiency of norepinephrine and/or dopamine in the brain
  d. none of these

Question 2

Which of these is the most commonly diagnosed affective disorder?
 
  a. unipolar depression
  b. mania
  c. bipolar disorder
  d. histrionic depression



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a





 

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