Question 1

Which of the following is true about the neuropsychological profile of Alzheimer's disease:

Accepted Answer

A) Their procedural and implicit learning is intact 
B) Syntax and phonology are the most pronounced language deficits 
C) Personality changes are only seen in late stage of the disease 
D) They are unable to acquire new knowledge 
A) Their procedural and implicit learning is intact 
B) Syntax and phonology are the most pronounced language deficits 
C) Personality changes are only seen in late stage of the disease 
D) They are unable to acquire new knowledge D

Question 2

If someone sustained focal damage from an object striking their occipital lobe straight on, which brain area would be the site of a countercoup injury?

Accepted Answer

A) Temporal lobe 
B) Opposite side of the occipital lobe 
C) Frontal lobe 
D) Parietal lobe 
A) Temporal lobe 
B) Opposite side of the occipital lobe 
C) Frontal lobe 
D) Parietal lobe C

Question 3

Which neurotransmitter do the vast majority of therapeutic interventions for Alzheimer's disease attempt to increase?

Accepted Answer

A) Dopamine 
B) Acetylcholine 
C) GABA 
D) Glutamate 
A) Dopamine 
B) Acetylcholine 
C) GABA 
D) Glutamate B

Question 4

Which of the following is not true about multiple sclerosis (MS):

Accepted Answer

A) It is more prevalent near the equator 
B) It affects the central and peripheral nervous systems 
C) Only white matter degeneration is associated with the severity of cognitive decline 
D) MS typically affects people in old age 
A) It is more prevalent near the equator 
B) It affects the central and peripheral nervous systems 
C) Only white matter degeneration is associated with the severity of cognitive decline 
D) MS typically affects people in old age

Question 5

Which of these is not evaluated by the Glasgow Coma Scale?

Accepted Answer

A) Visual responsiveness 
B) Verbal responsiveness 
C) Motor capabilities 
D) Memory 
A) Visual responsiveness 
B) Verbal responsiveness 
C) Motor capabilities 
D) Memory

Question 6

Which of the following is the primary injury sustained after traumatic brain injury?

Accepted Answer

A) The shearing of white matter tracts 
B) Inflammation 
C) Glutamate excitotoxicity 
D) Coup injury 
A) The shearing of white matter tracts 
B) Inflammation 
C) Glutamate excitotoxicity 
D) Coup injury

Question 7

Clinicians find the Glasgow Coma Scale to be valuable mainly because:

Accepted Answer

A) It can predict the probability of someone lapsing into a coma 
B) It is able to predict survival rates and future functioning 
C) It can measure the degree of focal versus distributed damage 
D) It assesses pupil reactivity as a proxy for brainstem damage 
A) It can predict the probability of someone lapsing into a coma 
B) It is able to predict survival rates and future functioning 
C) It can measure the degree of focal versus distributed damage 
D) It assesses pupil reactivity as a proxy for brainstem damage

Question 8

Which of the following is not true about Huntington's disease:

Accepted Answer

A) It is associated with cortical thinning 
B) It's related to increased activation and upregulation of GABA 
C) It's related to decreased functional connectivity between areas important during executive tasks 
D) People with the Huntington's gene can show no motor impairments but perform worse than non-carriers on cognitive tasks 
A) It is associated with cortical thinning 
B) It's related to increased activation and upregulation of GABA 
C) It's related to decreased functional connectivity between areas important during executive tasks 
D) People with the Huntington's gene can show no motor impairments but perform worse than non-carriers on cognitive tasks

Question 9

Which statement about cortical dementias is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) They manifest as the co-occurrence of many deficits such as aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, spatial and calculation deficits and memory problems. 
B) They do not result in specific cognitive deficits such as aphasia and apraxia. 
C) They are primarily characterized by motor slowing. 
D) They are notable for the absence of changes in emotion or personality. 
A) They manifest as the co-occurrence of many deficits such as aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, spatial and calculation deficits and memory problems. 
B) They do not result in specific cognitive deficits such as aphasia and apraxia. 
C) They are primarily characterized by motor slowing. 
D) They are notable for the absence of changes in emotion or personality.

Question 10

Which disease is characterized by a general slowing of motor functioning and thinking, dysfunction of executive processes, difficulty in memory retrieval, apathy, and depression?

Accepted Answer

A) Huntingdon's disease 
B) Parkinson's disease 
C) Alzheimer's disease 
D) Multiple Sclerosis 
A) Huntingdon's disease 
B) Parkinson's disease 
C) Alzheimer's disease 
D) Multiple Sclerosis

Question 11

What type of dementia is Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

A) Mixed-variety dementia 
B) Cortical dementia 
C) Subcortical dementia 
D) Vascular dementia 
A) Mixed-variety dementia 
B) Cortical dementia 
C) Subcortical dementia 
D) Vascular dementia

Question 12

Which telltale sign of closed head injury can be detected at the time of injury?

Accepted Answer

A) Overproduction of glutamate 
B) Edema 
C) White matter deterioration 
D) Diffuse loss of neural tissue appearing as an enlargement of the ventricles and a loss of volume in large myelinated tracts such as the corpus callosum. 
A) Overproduction of glutamate 
B) Edema 
C) White matter deterioration 
D) Diffuse loss of neural tissue appearing as an enlargement of the ventricles and a loss of volume in large myelinated tracts such as the corpus callosum.

Question 13

Which of the following is not an effect of sustaining a traumatic brain injury:

Accepted Answer

A) There is a reduced risk for future brain injuries 
B) People can experience changes to smell, taste, and appetite 
C) Disruptions in attention and motivation are common 
D) Changes in emotional states like irritability and depression often result 
A) There is a reduced risk for future brain injuries 
B) People can experience changes to smell, taste, and appetite 
C) Disruptions in attention and motivation are common 
D) Changes in emotional states like irritability and depression often result

Question 14

Early-onset Alzheimer's is characterized by onset of the disease before what age?

Accepted Answer

A) 60 
B) 65 
C) 68 
D) 70 
A) 60 
B) 65 
C) 68 
D) 70

Question 15

Clinicians are able to differentiate Parkinson's disease from Huntington's disease based on which of the following symptoms:

Accepted Answer

A) Huntington's disease has much longer survival rates than those with Parkinson's disease 
B) People with Huntington's disease usually do not develop dementia 
C) People with Huntington's disease have deficits in attention and retrieval of information 
D) People with Huntington's disease typically do not exhibit severe ataxia or aphasia 
A) Huntington's disease has much longer survival rates than those with Parkinson's disease 
B) People with Huntington's disease usually do not develop dementia 
C) People with Huntington's disease have deficits in attention and retrieval of information 
D) People with Huntington's disease typically do not exhibit severe ataxia or aphasia

Question 16

Which of the following is true about white-matter deterioration in closed head injury:

Accepted Answer

A) It is unrelated to the severity of cognitive impairment 
B) It is detected as volumetric increases in brain tissue representing scarring 
C) It can persist for years after the initial injury 
D) Functional magnetic resonance imaging is the optimal method to measure it 
A) It is unrelated to the severity of cognitive impairment 
B) It is detected as volumetric increases in brain tissue representing scarring 
C) It can persist for years after the initial injury 
D) Functional magnetic resonance imaging is the optimal method to measure it

Question 17

Which of the following makes chronic traumatic encephalopathy difficult to detect:

Accepted Answer

A) It cannot easily be distinguished from Alzheimer's in its histological pathology 
B) The number of concussions is not recorded in most sports 
C) Its behavioral manifestations often mimic dementia 
D) It can only be diagnosed postmortem 
A) It cannot easily be distinguished from Alzheimer's in its histological pathology 
B) The number of concussions is not recorded in most sports 
C) Its behavioral manifestations often mimic dementia 
D) It can only be diagnosed postmortem

Question 18

Which brain regions are most likely to sustain traumatic injury?

Accepted Answer

A) Orbitofrontal and temporal regions 
B) Cerebellum 
C) Brainstem 
D) Parietal lobe 
A) Orbitofrontal and temporal regions 
B) Cerebellum 
C) Brainstem 
D) Parietal lobe

Question 19

Which of the following is true about epilepsy:

Accepted Answer

A) People with epilepsy show abnormal neural functioning only during a seizure 
B) All seizures include a loss of consciousness 
C) Sleep deprivation is a potent trigger for epileptic seizures 
D) People with epilepsy have a lower risk of developing psychiatric disorders 
A) People with epilepsy show abnormal neural functioning only during a seizure 
B) All seizures include a loss of consciousness 
C) Sleep deprivation is a potent trigger for epileptic seizures 
D) People with epilepsy have a lower risk of developing psychiatric disorders

Question 20

Which disorder of conscious awareness shows sleep-wake cycle and eyes opening but no responsive behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) Locked-in syndrome 
B) Minimally conscious 
C) Unresponsive wakefulness (vegetative state) 
D) Coma 
A) Locked-in syndrome 
B) Minimally conscious 
C) Unresponsive wakefulness (vegetative state) 
D) Coma

Which of the following is true about the neuropsychological profile of Alzheimer's disease:

If someone sustained focal damage from an object striking their occipital lobe straight on, which brain area would be the site of a countercoup injury?

Which neurotransmitter do the vast majority of therapeutic interventions for Alzheimer's disease attempt to increase?

Which of the following is not true about multiple sclerosis (MS):

Which of these is not evaluated by the Glasgow Coma Scale?

Which of the following is the primary injury sustained after traumatic brain injury?

Clinicians find the Glasgow Coma Scale to be valuable mainly because:

Which of the following is not true about Huntington's disease:

Which statement about cortical dementias is correct?

Which disease is characterized by a general slowing of motor functioning and thinking, dysfunction of executive processes, difficulty in memory retrieval, apathy, and depression?

What type of dementia is Alzheimer's disease?

Which telltale sign of closed head injury can be detected at the time of injury?

Which of the following is not an effect of sustaining a traumatic brain injury:

Early-onset Alzheimer's is characterized by onset of the disease before what age?

Clinicians are able to differentiate Parkinson's disease from Huntington's disease based on which of the following symptoms:

Which of the following is true about white-matter deterioration in closed head injury:

Which of the following makes chronic traumatic encephalopathy difficult to detect:

Which brain regions are most likely to sustain traumatic injury?

Which of the following is true about epilepsy:

Which disorder of conscious awareness shows sleep-wake cycle and eyes opening but no responsive behaviour?

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Exam 16: Generalized Cognitive Disorders

Which of the following is true about the neuropsychological profile of Alzheimer's disease:

If someone sustained focal damage from an object striking their occipital lobe straight on, which brain area would be the site of a countercoup injury?

Which neurotransmitter do the vast majority of therapeutic interventions for Alzheimer's disease attempt to increase?

Which of the following is not true about multiple sclerosis (MS):

Which of these is not evaluated by the Glasgow Coma Scale?

Which of the following is the primary injury sustained after traumatic brain injury?

Clinicians find the Glasgow Coma Scale to be valuable mainly because:

Which of the following is not true about Huntington's disease:

Which statement about cortical dementias is correct?

Which disease is characterized by a general slowing of motor functioning and thinking, dysfunction of executive processes, difficulty in memory retrieval, apathy, and depression?

What type of dementia is Alzheimer's disease?

Which telltale sign of closed head injury can be detected at the time of injury?

Which of the following is not an effect of sustaining a traumatic brain injury:

Early-onset Alzheimer's is characterized by onset of the disease before what age?

Clinicians are able to differentiate Parkinson's disease from Huntington's disease based on which of the following symptoms:

Which of the following is true about white-matter deterioration in closed head injury:

Which of the following makes chronic traumatic encephalopathy difficult to detect:

Which brain regions are most likely to sustain traumatic injury?

Which of the following is true about epilepsy:

Which disorder of conscious awareness shows sleep-wake cycle and eyes opening but no responsive behaviour?

Introduction to the Nervous System

Historical Perspectives

Methods

Motor Control

Sensation and Perception

Object Recognition

Spatial Cognition

Language

Memory and Learning

Attention

Executive Function and Higher-Order Thinking

Emotion

Social Cognition

Psychopathology

Brain Development and Plasticity

Cognitive Neuroscience and Society

Filters