Exam 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Wayne knows he takes a medication that causes the neurotransmitter to remain in the synapse, rather than being drawn back into the neuron.What process is being affected by the medication?

Which neurotransmitter is associated with the regulation of mood, behaviour, and thought processes?

Dr.Henry wants to increase the amount of serotonin circulating in Brian's brain.What specific type of drug will Dr.Henry choose to prescribe?

Dr.Tracy conducts an experiment where participants are given a mild shock followed by either a placebo or an opioid.When Dr.Tracy asks participants about pain relief and studies pain-related areas of their brains, what will Dr.Tracy find?

Dr.Tran is explaining that sleep problems can be a symptom of many different psychological disorders.What phenomenon is she describing?

Identify and describe the two major components of the peripheral nervous system and discuss their roles in various psychological disorders.Explain how the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions often operate in a complementary fashion during periods of stress.

From their review of studies examining Stroop effects in eating-disordered samples, what did Dobson and Dozois (2004) find in the colour-naming for body/weight words in those with anorexia?

You read in the newspaper that a mother lifted a car to free her trapped child.Which of the mother's systems was highly activated to perform this feat?

If Max and Matt are identical twins and you know that Max has schizophrenia, what can you say about Matt?

Which term refers to the process of uncovering automatic thoughts and developing a different set of attitudes and attributions?

Which of the following is most likely if Terry has a more optimistic personality than his brother Barry?

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?

Research has demonstrated that it is not just the absolute number of social contacts that is important in predicting health, but the perception of which of the following?

In their study comparing a placebo to opioid drugs, what did Petrovic and colleagues (2002) conclude?

Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter that turns on many different neurons?

Which statement is the best analogy for the influence of genes on our cognitive development?

Which part of the brain is most associated with memory, thought, and reasoning?

Name three important neurotransmitters and describe what impact each one is thought to have on human experience.

According to a lifespan psychologist, to understand a patient's disorder, what must one also understand?

Martha suffered a serious head injury and has since experienced difficulty recognizing specific sights and sounds.Which lobe of her brain has most likely been damaged?