Exam 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Karl has been given a medication that reduces dopamine; however,doctors suspect that Karl has taken too much of the medication because of the side effects he is showing.Which of the following described side effects could Karl be showing?

Kolb and colleagues (2003)exposed juvenile,adult,or very old animals to challenging and complex environments.What did they find about this kind of environment?

What is the major function of the peripheral nervous system?

What do we call the area between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron?

Dr.Friedmont raised two groups of rhesus monkeys.One group had the ability to control their environment,while the other group had no control.What will likely happen when the monkeys are injected with a drug that produces a feeling of severe anxiety?

John has inherited a personality trait that makes him more likely to keep to himself than to socialize.As a result,he does not have many friends and spends a lot of time alone.If John were to develop depression,which model would best explain this situation and the cause of his depression?

When the Stroop paradigm was used in a study of women who were chronic dieters or "restrained eaters," what did Francis and colleagues (1997)find about the restrained eaters,as compared to women who were normal eaters?

Which of the following decreases neurotransmitter activity?

What does the diathesis-stress model predict about monozygotic twins raised in the same household?

Sandra had part of her brain removed to control epilepsy and as a result she can no longer solve problems that require visual imagery.What area of the brain did Sandra have removed?