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Themember4

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A group of depressed persons (with a family history of depression) on medication who are currently feeling well are recruited for an experiment.
 
  When these persons are fed a diet low in tryptophan on one day and a cocktail high in amino acids (other than tryptophan) on the following day, they
  A) become more aggressive.
  B) become manic.
  C) show changes in cognition, but not affect.
  D) relapse into depression.
  E) become voracious eaters.

Question 2

The monoamine hypothesis of depression is NOT supported by the observation that
 
  A) monoamine antagonists produce depression.
  B) CSF levels of 5-HIAA are low in suicidal patients.
  C) monoamine agonists produce depression.
  D) families of subjects with low 5-HIAA levels were more likely to include people with depression.
  E) reserpine causes depression.


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AISCAMPING

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C
Rationale: The monoamine hypothesis of depression is NOT supported by the observation that monoamine agonists produce depression.


Themember4

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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:D TYSM

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