Exam 16: Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Someone who has gone two days without sleep but still feels energetic, speaks rapidly, is hitting on strangers, and is showing signs of impulsivity may be experiencing:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 61

Huntington's disease visibly affects motor control, producing involuntary movements known as:

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Question 62

Tau proteins can form tangles under a process called:

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Question 63

Around 10 to 15% of individuals with OCD recover naturally.

(True/False)

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Question 64

Similar to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, individuals with Tourette syndrome can have trouble with suppressing:

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Question 65

Chlorpromazine, the first of its kind used to treat schizophrenia, is which type of drug?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 66

Patients with semantic dementia lose access to the _____ of stimuli.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 67

Prozac is a(n) _____________, and is used to treat depression.

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Question 68

This medication is used to control blood pressure, and can cause depression by lowering monoamine levels:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 69

Individuals with the "washing" subtype of OCD showed increased brain activity in the _____ when shown symptom-specific images.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 70

The _____ of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles determines the kind of deficit seen in Alzheimer's disease.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 71

Is it better to classify mental illnesses by their behavioral/cognitive deficits or by the affected brain regions?

(Short Answer)

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Question 72

Although limited in effectiveness, drugs for Huntington's disease have focused on regulating ______ in the brain.

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Question 73

An individual that has consistent, intrusive worries about contracting rare diseases is suffering from a(n):

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 74

Electroconvulsive therapy was initially developed as a treatment for depression after witnessing patients with _____ showed temporary improvement after a seizure.

(Short Answer)

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Question 75

This is used to treat tuberculosis, and also raises monoamine levels:

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Question 76

The specific symptoms of frontotemporal dementia are most strongly linked with:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 77

This class of antidepressants works by blocking the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine and are named after a common feature of their molecular structure:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 78

Which of the following can influence the likelihood of schizophrenia?

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Question 79

Tricyclic antidepressants work by blocking the reuptake of serotonin and:

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Question 80

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Someone who has gone two days without sleep but still feels energetic, speaks rapidly, is hitting on strangers, and is showing signs of impulsivity may be experiencing:

Huntington's disease visibly affects motor control, producing involuntary movements known as:

Tau proteins can form tangles under a process called:

Around 10 to 15% of individuals with OCD recover naturally.

Similar to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, individuals with Tourette syndrome can have trouble with suppressing:

Chlorpromazine, the first of its kind used to treat schizophrenia, is which type of drug?

Patients with semantic dementia lose access to the _____ of stimuli.

Prozac is a(n) _____________, and is used to treat depression.

This medication is used to control blood pressure, and can cause depression by lowering monoamine levels:

Individuals with the "washing" subtype of OCD showed increased brain activity in the _____ when shown symptom-specific images.

The _____ of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles determines the kind of deficit seen in Alzheimer's disease.

Is it better to classify mental illnesses by their behavioral/cognitive deficits or by the affected brain regions?

Although limited in effectiveness, drugs for Huntington's disease have focused on regulating ______ in the brain.

An individual that has consistent, intrusive worries about contracting rare diseases is suffering from a(n):

Electroconvulsive therapy was initially developed as a treatment for depression after witnessing patients with _____ showed temporary improvement after a seizure.

This is used to treat tuberculosis, and also raises monoamine levels:

The specific symptoms of frontotemporal dementia are most strongly linked with:

This class of antidepressants works by blocking the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine and are named after a common feature of their molecular structure:

Which of the following can influence the likelihood of schizophrenia?

Tricyclic antidepressants work by blocking the reuptake of serotonin and:

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