Exam 27: Extension: C - Psychiatric and Related Disorders

Schizophrenia and Huntington's disease are both thought to involve abnormalities in the _____ - secreting systems of the brain.

The positive symptoms of Parkinson's disease include all of the following EXCEPT _____.

This former director of the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has suggested that the high levels of comorbidity and twin studies suggest clustering of fear - based anxiety disorders and depression.

The abnormal movements seen in adults with Huntington's disease are thought to be caused by the hyperactivity of neurons secreting _____.

Neuritic plaques are one of the brain entities found in _____ disease.

Which region shows a decrease in blood flow and metabolism in depressed patients?

Parkinson's disease is the result of the degeneration of the _____.

The root cause of Huntington's disease has been identified as _____.

Which symptom of Parkinson's disease can manifest as a lack of blinking, blank facial expression, difficulty making repetitive movements, or the absence of rigidity?

Which is NOT classified as an anxiety disorder?

One of the paper - and - pencil tests that reveals deficits in the memories of patients with Tourette's syndrome is the _____ test.

Which is TRUE regarding BDNF?

Examination of the Wisconsin Card - Sorting Test with schizophrenics suggests abnormalities in _____.

Post and Weiss hypothesized that in bipolar patients, mood - disorder episodes are initially _____.

At the peak of psychosurgery's popularity as a therapy for mental disease, there were an estimated _____ psychosurgeries performed in the United States (1936-1978).