Neuropsychological studies of brain activity have demonstrated that
A) the pain of social rejection is as real as physical pain.
B) social relationships are not essential for human well-being.
C) psychological healing involves shaping new neural pathways but does not involve changes in brain chemistry.
D) our brains are not "plastic" in response to environmental stimuli.

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Neuropsychological studies have shown that the pain of social rejection activates the same regions of the brain as physical pain, demonstrating that the experience of social rejection is just as real as physical pain.

Answer: B, D
 There is overwhelming evidence that social relationships are essential for human well-being, and that our brains are "plastic" and can change in response to environmental stimuli. Additionally, psychological healing can involve changes in brain chemistry as well as the shaping of new neural pathways. Therefore, choices B and D are not supported by neuropsychological studies.

Neuropsychological Studies of Brain Activity Have Demonstrated That