Chapter 15

Some people offer to train you to use the right hemisphere of your brain more strongly, allegedly to increase creativity. If they were successful, can you see any disadvantage?

In what way does the time course of antidepressants conflict with the idea that they improve mood by increasing neurotransmitter levels?

As opposed to an interpretation in terms of neurotransmitter levels, what is an alternative explanation for the benefits of antidepressant drugs?

What is an advantage of psychotherapy over antidepressant drugs?

How can one decrease the memory loss associated with ECT?

What are two common treatments for bipolar disorder?

What are the advantages of bright light treatment compared to antidepressant drugs?

Why are hallucinations considered a positive symptom?

The fact that adopted children who develop schizophrenia usually have biological relatives with schizophrenia implies a probable genetic basis. What other interpretation is possible?

If schizophrenia is due to abnormal brain development, why do behavioral symptoms not become apparent until later in life?

The ability of traditional antipsychotic drugs to re lieve schizophrenia correlates strongly with what effect on neurotransmitters?

Why are the effects of antipsychotic drugs equally compatible with the dopamine hypothesis and the glutamate hypothesis?