Exam 13: Nervous System and Psychologic Disorders

A patient is referred to you that has a history of sexual deviation, in which the sexual instinct is expressed in ways that are socially unacceptable. This is referred to as:

Paralysis affecting like parts on both sides of the body is:

____________ is defined as inflammation of the brain.

A type of nerve that is considered the largest in the body is the ____________ nerve.

An unstable emotional state that includes excessive excitement, elation, ideas, and psychomotor activities is:

Paralysis of the legs and lower part of the body is an example of:

Suturing of a cut nerve is called:

Which of the following is a chronic disease of the central nervous system that involves progressive destruction of the myelin sheaths of the neurons?

A morbid fear of closed places is:

________________ can be given to relieve pain without loss of consciousness.

Pain along the course of a nerve is referred to as ____________.

Another term for nerve cell is:

Which term refers to temporary dysfunction caused by impaired blood flow to the brain?

Recording and analysis of the electrical activity of the brain is called:

The central nervous system includes which of the following?

A disorder characterized by an acute emotional response after a traumatic event is:

Which of the following terms represents the three membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord?

Inflammation of the bone marrow or inflammation of the spinal cord is called:

Absence or impairment of the ability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs that results from a brain dysfunction is called:

You have a 43-year-old female patient who frequently schedules appointments following a popular medical show and is concerned that she has the diagnoses highlighted on the show, despite not having physical symptoms that match the diagnoses she discussed. What is likely the cause of her appointment?