Which neurotransmitters are most important in the development of mood disorders?

a. GABA, endorphins, and serotonin

b. acetylcholine, serotonin, and GABA

c. dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine

d. norepinephrine, acetylcholine, and serotonin

Answer: c

One biological explanation for depression is that an overactive ______________ responds strongly to emotions and sends signals that lead to a decrease in ______________ activity.

a. caudate; brainstem

b. brainstem; caudate

c. limbic system; frontal cortex

d. frontal cortex; limbic system

Answer: c

Sandra is suffering from major depression. She is convinced that she will always be unhappy and her life will never change. Which of the three elements of the depressive explanatory style does this illustrate?

a. globalizing

b. internalizing

c. stabilizing

d. unstabilizing

Answer: c

The depressive explanatory style is characterized by which three elements?

a. externalizing, unstabilizing, globalizing

b. internalizing, stabilizing, globalizing

c. externalizing, stabilizing, localizing

d. internalizing, unstabilizing, localizing

Answer: b