NASC 210 Quiz Determinism

NASC 210 Quiz: Determinism and Human Behavior

1. Which of the following should be the view of the Christian public in general and believers involved in the health professions regarding genetics and behavior”?
2. PTSD is thought to involve both genetic and epigenetic factors.
3. Drug addiction produces long lasting brain changes.
4. Certain common drugs like nicotine and alcohol at the genetic level;
5. The definition of drug addiction is seeking and taking a drug despite knowing its dangers.
6. Neurotransmitters are released across the gap between neurons called the synapse.
7. Which of the following is true regarding autism?
8. There may be a genetic and physiological basis for drug addiction but for the believer we are not to choose what is wrong. Which of the following scriptures help us avoid or break from harmful addictive behavior
9. Which of the following is true about the nicotinic receptor?
10. The main brain area influenced by addictive drugs is the limbic system.
11. Post Traumatic Sequence Disorder
12. Two kinds of genetics studies were used to show that there is a genetic basis to intelligence, they are;
13. The gap or space between neurons is called where neurotransmitters are released is;
14. Many antidepressant drugs work by:
15. Which of the following is true about narcolepsy?
16. Many of the genes which affect behavior produce proteins which influence;
17. The human brain has billions of neurons and billions of connections called synapses.
18. The epigenetic changes found on patients with PTSD involve;
19. Nicotine has been shown to be very addictive most likely because it;
20. Genome wide association studies have only found one chromosome region involved in genes which contribute to “craving.”
21. Uptake of dopamine into the postsynaptic cell triggers feelings of pleasure.
22. Which of the following biblical concepts address the issue of genetics and behavior?
23. This substance is made of fats and proteins and covers nerve cell axons promoting proper nerve cell transmission.
24. One promising area of autism research involves the proteins neurexin and neuroligin. Which of the following is true about the function of these two proteins?
25. Genes and the environment contribute equally to depression.