Question 1

Long-term motor problems associated with the use of antipsychotic drugs are symptoms of a disorder called

Accepted Answer

A)  hypofrontality. 
B)  tardive dyskinesia. 
C)  paralytic dementia. 
D)  psychotomimetic. 
A)  hypofrontality. 
B)  tardive dyskinesia. 
C)  paralytic dementia. 
D)  psychotomimetic. B

Question 2

Which statement provides evidence that bipolar disorder has much in common with schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  New antipsychotic drugs appear to exacerbate the manic behavior in both disorders. 
B)  People with bipolar disorder have relatively small hippocampi. 
C)  Families with a history of bipolar disorder are more likely than other families to contain individuals with schizophrenia. 
D)  Cognitive behavior therapy is not an effective treatment for either schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. 
A)  New antipsychotic drugs appear to exacerbate the manic behavior in both disorders. 
B)  People with bipolar disorder have relatively small hippocampi. 
C)  Families with a history of bipolar disorder are more likely than other families to contain individuals with schizophrenia. 
D)  Cognitive behavior therapy is not an effective treatment for either schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. C

Question 3

Maria checks that her kitchen stove is turned off dozens of times before leaving home, and she is convinced if she doesn't, her house will burn down. Maria is exhibiting the _______ symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Accepted Answer

compulsive

Question 4

Which drug, when used repetitively, can produce a psychotic state akin to schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  LSD 
B)  Heroin 
C)  Amphetamine 
D)  Aspirin 
A)  LSD 
B)  Heroin 
C)  Amphetamine 
D)  Aspirin

Question 5

Martin has been treated with lithium for bipolar disorder for most of his adult life. He finds he takes his medication for a while but then stops. The most likely reason he does this is because

Accepted Answer

A)  the side effects are unbearable. 
B)  it interacts with his dietary choices, resulting in bad headaches. 
C)  it robs him of the exhilaration of the manic phase. 
D)  he feels like a zombie when takes it. 
A)  the side effects are unbearable. 
B)  it interacts with his dietary choices, resulting in bad headaches. 
C)  it robs him of the exhilaration of the manic phase. 
D)  he feels like a zombie when takes it.

Question 6

Which response is not a characteristic of the sleep of patients with depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rapid onset of REM sleep 
B)  Increased amounts of REM in the first half of a sleep bout 
C)  Difficulty falling asleep 
D)  Excessive amounts of stage 3 slow wave sleep 
A)  Rapid onset of REM sleep 
B)  Increased amounts of REM in the first half of a sleep bout 
C)  Difficulty falling asleep 
D)  Excessive amounts of stage 3 slow wave sleep

Question 7

Describe the stressors and corresponding critical developmental periods that may increase the chances that genetically susceptible individuals will develop schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

Schizophrenia is a complex mental disord

Question 8

Which last-resort psychosurgical intervention has been shown to produce reduction in the strength of obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rhizotomy 
B)  Lesion of the globus pallidus 
C)  Cingulotomy 
D)  Sectioning of the corpus callosum 
A)  Rhizotomy 
B)  Lesion of the globus pallidus 
C)  Cingulotomy 
D)  Sectioning of the corpus callosum

Question 9

The risk for developing schizophrenia is highest for which population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Males who share the same blood type as their mothers 
B)  Individuals who were exposed to an infection during gestation 
C)  Adopted children 
D)  Females with increased hippocampal volume 
A)  Males who share the same blood type as their mothers 
B)  Individuals who were exposed to an infection during gestation 
C)  Adopted children 
D)  Females with increased hippocampal volume

Question 10

Which potential antidepressant currently under study has the potential benefit that it relieves depression almost instantly, in contrast to SSRIs and SNRIs, which must be taken for several weeks before the effect is felt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ketamine (similar to PCP) 
B)  Elavil 
C)  Wellbutrin 
D)  Marplan 
A)  Ketamine (similar to PCP) 
B)  Elavil 
C)  Wellbutrin 
D)  Marplan

Question 11

The persistence with which patients with posttraumatic stress disorder recall traumatic memories may be a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  poor fear conditioning. 
B)  the failure of mechanisms to forget. 
C)  sensitization. 
D)  memory rumination. 
A)  poor fear conditioning. 
B)  the failure of mechanisms to forget. 
C)  sensitization. 
D)  memory rumination.

Question 12

What is the connection between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the connection between bipolar disorder...

Question 13

The enlarged ventricles in the brains of some patients with schizophrenia

Accepted Answer

A)  is due to increased fluid pressure in the ventricles. 
B)  comes at the expense of volume of adjacent neural tissue. 
C)  is a side effect of drugs used to treat schizophrenia. 
D)  is due to gravity effects compressing the brainstem. 
A)  is due to increased fluid pressure in the ventricles. 
B)  comes at the expense of volume of adjacent neural tissue. 
C)  is a side effect of drugs used to treat schizophrenia. 
D)  is due to gravity effects compressing the brainstem.

Question 14

Drugs used to treat anxiety are collectively known as _______; a major class of these drugs-the benzodiazepines-exert their effects through interactions with _______ receptors.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychotomimetics; glutamate 
B)  SSRIs; dopamine 
C)  tricyclics; acetylcholine 
D)  anxiolytics; GABA 
A)  psychotomimetics; glutamate 
B)  SSRIs; dopamine 
C)  tricyclics; acetylcholine 
D)  anxiolytics; GABA

Question 15

Benzodiazepines enhance GABA-mediated _______, reducing the excitability of postsynaptic neurons.

Accepted Answer

A)  action potentials 
B)  postsynaptic inhibition 
C)  depolarization 
D)  second messenger signaling 
A)  action potentials 
B)  postsynaptic inhibition 
C)  depolarization 
D)  second messenger signaling

Question 16

Research has shown that if a suicidal person is prevented from committing suicide they will

Accepted Answer

A)  be unlikely to ever try it again. 
B)  use more lethal means the next time they try. 
C)  attempt to do it again within the next 6 months. 
D)  attempt to do it again after 6 months. 
A)  be unlikely to ever try it again. 
B)  use more lethal means the next time they try. 
C)  attempt to do it again within the next 6 months. 
D)  attempt to do it again after 6 months.

Question 17

Discuss possible explanations for what appears to be a marked sex difference in the prevalence of depression.

Accepted Answer

There are several possible explanations

Question 18

Outline the genetics, neurobiology, and available treatments for Tourette's syndrome.

Accepted Answer

Tourette's syndrome is a neurological di

Question 19

In schizophrenia there are several changes in the brain, including enlargement of the _______ and decreased activity of the frontal lobes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In schizophrenia there are several changes in...

Question 20

An imaging study of the brains of combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder revealed a reduction in the right _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An imaging study of the brains of...

Long-term motor problems associated with the use of antipsychotic drugs are symptoms of a disorder called

Which statement provides evidence that bipolar disorder has much in common with schizophrenia?

Maria checks that her kitchen stove is turned off dozens of times before leaving home, and she is convinced if she doesn't, her house will burn down. Maria is exhibiting the _______ symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Which drug, when used repetitively, can produce a psychotic state akin to schizophrenia?

Martin has been treated with lithium for bipolar disorder for most of his adult life. He finds he takes his medication for a while but then stops. The most likely reason he does this is because

Which response is not a characteristic of the sleep of patients with depression?

Describe the stressors and corresponding critical developmental periods that may increase the chances that genetically susceptible individuals will develop schizophrenia.

Which last-resort psychosurgical intervention has been shown to produce reduction in the strength of obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms?

The risk for developing schizophrenia is highest for which population?

Which potential antidepressant currently under study has the potential benefit that it relieves depression almost instantly, in contrast to SSRIs and SNRIs, which must be taken for several weeks before the effect is felt?

The persistence with which patients with posttraumatic stress disorder recall traumatic memories may be a result of

What is the connection between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia?

The enlarged ventricles in the brains of some patients with schizophrenia

Drugs used to treat anxiety are collectively known as _; a major class of these drugs-the benzodiazepines-exert their effects through interactions with _ receptors.

Benzodiazepines enhance GABA-mediated _______, reducing the excitability of postsynaptic neurons.

Research has shown that if a suicidal person is prevented from committing suicide they will

Discuss possible explanations for what appears to be a marked sex difference in the prevalence of depression.

Outline the genetics, neurobiology, and available treatments for Tourette's syndrome.

In schizophrenia there are several changes in the brain, including enlargement of the _______ and decreased activity of the frontal lobes.

An imaging study of the brains of combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder revealed a reduction in the right _______.

Introduction: Building the Minds Machine

Cells and Structures: the Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neurophysiology: The Generation, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals

The Chemistry of Behavior: Neurotransmitters and Neuropharmacology

Development of the Brain

The Sensorimotor System

Hearing, Balance, Taste, and Smell

Vision: From Eye to Brain

Hormones and Sex

Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment

Biological Rhythms and Sleep

Emotions, Aggression, and Stress

Memory, Learning, and Development

Attention and Higher Cognition

Language and Lateralization

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Long-term motor problems associated with the use of antipsychotic drugs are symptoms of a disorder called

Which statement provides evidence that bipolar disorder has much in common with schizophrenia?

Maria checks that her kitchen stove is turned off dozens of times before leaving home, and she is convinced if she doesn't, her house will burn down. Maria is exhibiting the _______ symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Which drug, when used repetitively, can produce a psychotic state akin to schizophrenia?

Martin has been treated with lithium for bipolar disorder for most of his adult life. He finds he takes his medication for a while but then stops. The most likely reason he does this is because

Which response is not a characteristic of the sleep of patients with depression?

Describe the stressors and corresponding critical developmental periods that may increase the chances that genetically susceptible individuals will develop schizophrenia.

Which last-resort psychosurgical intervention has been shown to produce reduction in the strength of obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms?

The risk for developing schizophrenia is highest for which population?

Which potential antidepressant currently under study has the potential benefit that it relieves depression almost instantly, in contrast to SSRIs and SNRIs, which must be taken for several weeks before the effect is felt?

The persistence with which patients with posttraumatic stress disorder recall traumatic memories may be a result of

What is the connection between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia?

The enlarged ventricles in the brains of some patients with schizophrenia

Drugs used to treat anxiety are collectively known as _______; a major class of these drugs-the benzodiazepines-exert their effects through interactions with _______ receptors.

Benzodiazepines enhance GABA-mediated _______, reducing the excitability of postsynaptic neurons.

Research has shown that if a suicidal person is prevented from committing suicide they will

Discuss possible explanations for what appears to be a marked sex difference in the prevalence of depression.

Outline the genetics, neurobiology, and available treatments for Tourette's syndrome.

In schizophrenia there are several changes in the brain, including enlargement of the _______ and decreased activity of the frontal lobes.

An imaging study of the brains of combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder revealed a reduction in the right _______.

Introduction: Building the Minds Machine

Cells and Structures: the Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neurophysiology: The Generation, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals

The Chemistry of Behavior: Neurotransmitters and Neuropharmacology

Development of the Brain

The Sensorimotor System

Hearing, Balance, Taste, and Smell

Vision: From Eye to Brain

Hormones and Sex

Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment

Biological Rhythms and Sleep

Emotions, Aggression, and Stress

Memory, Learning, and Development

Attention and Higher Cognition

Language and Lateralization

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Drugs used to treat anxiety are collectively known as _; a major class of these drugs-the benzodiazepines-exert their effects through interactions with _ receptors.