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Interferon and certain related cytokines are frequently produced by the body in response to some cancers and chronic inflammatory illnesses. These substances may be responsible at least in part for:
 
  a. a false sense of well-being that hampers the individual's initial awareness of the disease
  b. an endogenous antidepressant defense mounted by the body in response to the disease
  c. the surge in energy and elevated mood that heralds the successful defeat of the disease
  d. the depression that often accompanies malignancies and chronic illnesses

Question 2

Studies of the brain of depressed subjects suggest that depression is associated with consistent changes in which part of the brain?
 
  a. cerebral cortex
  b. frontal lobe
  c. parietal lobe
  d. brain stem



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Researchers have recently recognized that interferon and certain related cytokines are frequently produced by the body in response to some cancers and chronic inflammatory illnesses(such as rheumatoid arthritis). These substances appear to have a direct effect on the brain and may be responsible, at least in part, for depression that often accompanies malignancies and chronic illnesses.

Answer to Question 2

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Studies of the brain seem to show that depression is associated with consistent changes in the temporal and especially the frontal lobes. Depressed persons do not metabolize glucose well in these areas, but when their depression resolves, the metabolism returns to normal.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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