Question 1

Mineralocorticoid receptors (MR) are _____________ than glucocorticoid receptors (GR).

Accepted Answer

A)  10 times more sensitive 
B)  100 times more sensitive 
C)  100 times less sensitive 
D)  10 times less sensitive 
A)  10 times more sensitive 
B)  100 times more sensitive 
C)  100 times less sensitive 
D)  10 times less sensitive

Question 2

Postmortem examination of brains of depressed patients has revealed cellular loss and atrophy in the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dorsal striatum 
B)  parietal cortex 
C)  prefrontal cortex 
D)  substantia nigra 
A)  dorsal striatum 
B)  parietal cortex 
C)  prefrontal cortex 
D)  substantia nigra

Question 3

The cause of schizophrenia is definitively known.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Only the ___________ seen in schizophrenia has/have been successfully modeled in rodents.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hallucinations 
B)  Deficits in sensory gating 
C)  Increased fear 
D)  Paranoia 
A)  Hallucinations 
B)  Deficits in sensory gating 
C)  Increased fear 
D)  Paranoia

Question 5

Which of the following lines of evidence does not support the theory that excessive dopamine activity is a principle cause of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  The activity of neuroleptic drugs at dopamine receptors. 
B)  The distribution of dopamine receptors in the brain. 
C)  The actions of dopamine agonists administered in people. 
D)  The levels of dopamine metabolites and receptors following neuroleptic administration. 
A)  The activity of neuroleptic drugs at dopamine receptors. 
B)  The distribution of dopamine receptors in the brain. 
C)  The actions of dopamine agonists administered in people. 
D)  The levels of dopamine metabolites and receptors following neuroleptic administration.

Question 6

_______ has been criticized for pathologizing behavioral patterns that were not previously viewed as consistent with mental illness.

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud's psychodynamic theory 
B)  The International Classification of Diseases (IC
D)  
C)  The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV) 
D)  The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5) 
A)  Freud's psychodynamic theory 
B)  The International Classification of Diseases (IC
D)  
C)  The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV) 
D)  The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5)

Question 7

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) studies suggest that the ________ is a key area contributing to profound sadness in depressed patients.

Accepted Answer

A)  nucleus accumbens 
B)  subcallosal cingulate gyrus 
C)  dorsolateral prefrontal cortex 
D)  hippocampus 
A)  nucleus accumbens 
B)  subcallosal cingulate gyrus 
C)  dorsolateral prefrontal cortex 
D)  hippocampus

Question 8

The pharmacological actions of imipramine support _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the molecular hypothesis of depression 
B)  the network hypothesis of depression 
C)  the corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) hypothesis of depression 
D)  the monoamine hypothesis of depression 
A)  the molecular hypothesis of depression 
B)  the network hypothesis of depression 
C)  the corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) hypothesis of depression 
D)  the monoamine hypothesis of depression

Question 9

The _____________ introduced in the 1970s to treat anxiety disorders involved making bilateral lesions to the lower medial OFC and the anterior cingulate bundle area.

Accepted Answer

A)  prefrontal leucotomy 
B)  medial temporal lobectomy 
C)  limbic leucotomy 
D)  amygdalotomy 
A)  prefrontal leucotomy 
B)  medial temporal lobectomy 
C)  limbic leucotomy 
D)  amygdalotomy

Question 10

The term "neuroleptic drugs" is synonymous with ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term "neuroleptic drugs" is synonymous with...

Question 11

Individuals characterized as living with minimal social support were ___________ likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia even after all other relevant factors were appropriately controlled.

Accepted Answer

A)  twice as 
B)  half as 
C)  equally as 
D)  15 times as 
A)  twice as 
B)  half as 
C)  equally as 
D)  15 times as

Question 12

Cognitive therapy for depression may facilitate adaptive ________ changes via the PFC while antidepressants may promote a ________ therapeutic approach via the limbic system.

Accepted Answer

A)  top-down; bottom-up 
B)  bottom-up; top-down 
C)  emotionally oriented; abstract conceptual 
D)  classically conditioned; operant conditioned 
A)  top-down; bottom-up 
B)  bottom-up; top-down 
C)  emotionally oriented; abstract conceptual 
D)  classically conditioned; operant conditioned

Question 13

Eugen Bleuler introduced the term schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is true about the use of ketamine as an antidepressant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ketamine reduces dendritic spine activity in the prefrontal cortex. 
B)  The antidepressant effects of ketamine can be observed within hours. 
C)  Ketamine facilitates the action of the NMDA receptor. 
D)  Ketamine reduces BDNF function. 
A)  Ketamine reduces dendritic spine activity in the prefrontal cortex. 
B)  The antidepressant effects of ketamine can be observed within hours. 
C)  Ketamine facilitates the action of the NMDA receptor. 
D)  Ketamine reduces BDNF function.

Question 15

Whose work led to the development of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hippocrates. 
B)  Heinrich Kraemer. 
C)  Theodor Meynert. 
D)  Ugo Cerletti. 
A)  Hippocrates. 
B)  Heinrich Kraemer. 
C)  Theodor Meynert. 
D)  Ugo Cerletti.

Question 16

About ___________ of schizophrenia patients fail to respond to any variation of antipsychotic medications.

Accepted Answer

A)  50% 
B)  30% 
C)  20% 
D)  5% 
A)  50% 
B)  30% 
C)  20% 
D)  5%

Question 17

_______ is a form of neurosurgery which disconnects parts of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  Trepanning 
B)  Lobotomy 
C)  Psychopharmacologic drugs 
D)  Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) 
A)  Trepanning 
B)  Lobotomy 
C)  Psychopharmacologic drugs 
D)  Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

Question 18

________ can result from administration of dopamine agonists to patients.

Accepted Answer

A)  Symptoms of schizophrenia 
B)  Symptoms of Parkinson's disease 
C)  Symptoms of depression 
D)  Symptoms of anxiety 
A)  Symptoms of schizophrenia 
B)  Symptoms of Parkinson's disease 
C)  Symptoms of depression 
D)  Symptoms of anxiety

Question 19

Pyramidal neurons in the third layer of the ___________ have smaller cell bodies and fewer dendritic spines in patients with schizophrenia than in healthy controls.

Accepted Answer

A)  dorsolateral prefrontal (DLPF
C)  cortex 
B)  subiculum 
C)  entorhinal cortex 
D)  insula 
A)  dorsolateral prefrontal (DLPF
C)  cortex 
B)  subiculum 
C)  entorhinal cortex 
D)  insula

Question 20

In the mid-19th century ______________ started examining brain tissue from deceased individuals who had suffered from mental illness.

Accepted Answer

A)  Emil Kraepelin 
B)  Theodor Meynert 
C)  Alois Alzheimer 
D)  Eugen Bleuler 
A)  Emil Kraepelin 
B)  Theodor Meynert 
C)  Alois Alzheimer 
D)  Eugen Bleuler

Mineralocorticoid receptors (MR) are _____________ than glucocorticoid receptors (GR).

Postmortem examination of brains of depressed patients has revealed cellular loss and atrophy in the ________.

The cause of schizophrenia is definitively known.

Only the ___________ seen in schizophrenia has/have been successfully modeled in rodents.

Which of the following lines of evidence does not support the theory that excessive dopamine activity is a principle cause of schizophrenia?

_______ has been criticized for pathologizing behavioral patterns that were not previously viewed as consistent with mental illness.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) studies suggest that the ________ is a key area contributing to profound sadness in depressed patients.

The pharmacological actions of imipramine support _____________.

The _____________ introduced in the 1970s to treat anxiety disorders involved making bilateral lesions to the lower medial OFC and the anterior cingulate bundle area.

The term "neuroleptic drugs" is synonymous with ________.

Individuals characterized as living with minimal social support were ___________ likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia even after all other relevant factors were appropriately controlled.

Cognitive therapy for depression may facilitate adaptive changes via the PFC while antidepressants may promote a therapeutic approach via the limbic system.

Eugen Bleuler introduced the term schizophrenia.

Which of the following is true about the use of ketamine as an antidepressant?

Whose work led to the development of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression?

About ___________ of schizophrenia patients fail to respond to any variation of antipsychotic medications.

_______ is a form of neurosurgery which disconnects parts of the brain.

________ can result from administration of dopamine agonists to patients.

Pyramidal neurons in the third layer of the ___________ have smaller cell bodies and fewer dendritic spines in patients with schizophrenia than in healthy controls.

In the mid-19th century ______________ started examining brain tissue from deceased individuals who had suffered from mental illness.

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Evolving Brains: Neural Development, Neuroplasticity, and Recovery of Function

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Exam 13: Mental Illness

Mineralocorticoid receptors (MR) are _____________ than glucocorticoid receptors (GR).

Postmortem examination of brains of depressed patients has revealed cellular loss and atrophy in the ________.

The cause of schizophrenia is definitively known.

Only the ___________ seen in schizophrenia has/have been successfully modeled in rodents.

Which of the following lines of evidence does not support the theory that excessive dopamine activity is a principle cause of schizophrenia?

_______ has been criticized for pathologizing behavioral patterns that were not previously viewed as consistent with mental illness.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) studies suggest that the ________ is a key area contributing to profound sadness in depressed patients.

The pharmacological actions of imipramine support _____________.

The _____________ introduced in the 1970s to treat anxiety disorders involved making bilateral lesions to the lower medial OFC and the anterior cingulate bundle area.

The term "neuroleptic drugs" is synonymous with ________.

Individuals characterized as living with minimal social support were ___________ likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia even after all other relevant factors were appropriately controlled.

Cognitive therapy for depression may facilitate adaptive ________ changes via the PFC while antidepressants may promote a ________ therapeutic approach via the limbic system.

Eugen Bleuler introduced the term schizophrenia.

Which of the following is true about the use of ketamine as an antidepressant?

Whose work led to the development of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression?

About ___________ of schizophrenia patients fail to respond to any variation of antipsychotic medications.

_______ is a form of neurosurgery which disconnects parts of the brain.

________ can result from administration of dopamine agonists to patients.

Pyramidal neurons in the third layer of the ___________ have smaller cell bodies and fewer dendritic spines in patients with schizophrenia than in healthy controls.

In the mid-19th century ______________ started examining brain tissue from deceased individuals who had suffered from mental illness.

Introduction to Biological Psychology

The Nervous System: Structure and Function

Cells and Circuits

Neurochemistry, Neuropsychopharmacology, and Drug Addiction

Evolving Brains: Neural Development, Neuroplasticity, and Recovery of Function

Sensation, Perception, and Adaptation

Movement

Maintenance and Motivation

Sleep, Wakefulness, and Conscious Awareness

Emotional Expression and Regulation

Affiliative and Reproductive Strategies

Learning, Memory, and Decision Making

Filters

Cognitive therapy for depression may facilitate adaptive changes via the PFC while antidepressants may promote a therapeutic approach via the limbic system.