Question 1

The risk of depression:

Accepted Answer

A) Increases with age,but only in women 
B) Increases until about 35-45 years in men and then decreases 
C) Decreases with age 
D) Is dependent on gender and age 
A) Increases with age,but only in women 
B) Increases until about 35-45 years in men and then decreases 
C) Decreases with age 
D) Is dependent on gender and age

Question 2

The idea that genes may predispose a person toward schizophrenia,but the environment contributes as well,is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) Etiology model 
B) Vulnerability model 
C) Trigger model 
D) Continuum model 
A) Etiology model 
B) Vulnerability model 
C) Trigger model 
D) Continuum model

Question 3

Which of the following is not true about the genes implicated in affective disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) The short allele for the serotonin transporter plays a role in increasing vulnerability to depression. 
B) The VAL66MET gene for BDNF increases the risk of depression. 
C) A gene mutation that alters serotonin synthesis is 10X greater in depressed people than nondepressed controls. 
D) Many of the genes are different in men and women. 
A) The short allele for the serotonin transporter plays a role in increasing vulnerability to depression. 
B) The VAL66MET gene for BDNF increases the risk of depression. 
C) A gene mutation that alters serotonin synthesis is 10X greater in depressed people than nondepressed controls. 
D) Many of the genes are different in men and women.

Question 4

Hypofrontality is demonstrated by the poor performance of schizophrenics on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

OCD involves brain changes in the basal ganglia that can be reversed by drug therapy and even behavior therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Why is adolescence a particularly significant period in the development of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a time of brain maturation,affecting connections of temporal limbic areas. 
B) Frontal myelination is occurring during this period. 
C) Circuit pruning is a major developmental event in adolescence. 
D) All of the above 
A) It is a time of brain maturation,affecting connections of temporal limbic areas. 
B) Frontal myelination is occurring during this period. 
C) Circuit pruning is a major developmental event in adolescence. 
D) All of the above

Question 7

The monamine hypothesis of depression states that:

Accepted Answer

A) There is a decrease in norepinephrine and serotonin activity 
B) There is an increase in dopamine 
C) Glutamate deficits are the cause 
D) Histamine and serotonin deficits are the cause 
A) There is a decrease in norepinephrine and serotonin activity 
B) There is an increase in dopamine 
C) Glutamate deficits are the cause 
D) Histamine and serotonin deficits are the cause

Question 8

Explain the stress-diathesis model as it applies to suicide.

Accepted Answer

The stress-diathesis model is a psycholo

Question 9

The various antidepressants:

Accepted Answer

A) Work through similar mechanisms to increase serotonin 
B) Take a few weeks to produce therapeutic results 
C) Affect mood but not activity levels 
D) Are most effective if they increase dopamine 
A) Work through similar mechanisms to increase serotonin 
B) Take a few weeks to produce therapeutic results 
C) Affect mood but not activity levels 
D) Are most effective if they increase dopamine

Question 10

Which of the following disorders is not related to OCD?

Accepted Answer

A) Hoarding 
B) Hair pulling 
C) PTSD 
D) Acral lick syndrome 
A) Hoarding 
B) Hair pulling 
C) PTSD 
D) Acral lick syndrome

Question 11

According to the dopamine theory of schizophrenia,symptoms occur because:

Accepted Answer

A) There is too much dopamine activity in the brain 
B) There is too little dopamine activity in the brain 
C) Dopamine is broken down more quickly than usual 
D) "The schizophrenia gene" involves dopamine production 
A) There is too much dopamine activity in the brain 
B) There is too little dopamine activity in the brain 
C) Dopamine is broken down more quickly than usual 
D) "The schizophrenia gene" involves dopamine production

Question 12

What neurotransmitters and brain structures are most involved in anxiety disorders?

Accepted Answer

Anxiety disorders are complex conditions

Question 13

Since Napoleon had a history of periods of major depression as well as mania,his disorder would be termed ___,but since his Uncle Rico only had major depression,Rico's disorder would be termed ___.

Accepted Answer

A) bipolar disorder,unipolar disorder 
B) bipolar mania,unipolar depression 
C) manic depressive disorder,reactive depression 
D) mania,unipolar disorder 
A) bipolar disorder,unipolar disorder 
B) bipolar mania,unipolar depression 
C) manic depressive disorder,reactive depression 
D) mania,unipolar disorder

Question 14

PTSD is effectively treated by traditional psychotherapy and drugs for anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

One of the most serious and intolerable side effects of traditional antipsychotic medications is/are:

Accepted Answer

A) Hallucinations 
B) Severe muscle weakness 
C) Tardive dyskinesia 
D) Paralysis 
A) Hallucinations 
B) Severe muscle weakness 
C) Tardive dyskinesia 
D) Paralysis

Question 16

All of the following have been reported to occur in the brains of schizophrenics except:

Accepted Answer

A) Increase in Reelin,causing abnormal formation of layers in the temporal lobe 
B) Failure of migration of cells to the outer cortical layers in the frontal lobe 
C) Disorganized neurons found in the deeper white layers of the brain 
D) Problems with factors that stop cellular migration in the hippocampus 
A) Increase in Reelin,causing abnormal formation of layers in the temporal lobe 
B) Failure of migration of cells to the outer cortical layers in the frontal lobe 
C) Disorganized neurons found in the deeper white layers of the brain 
D) Problems with factors that stop cellular migration in the hippocampus

Question 17

The dopamine hypothesis states that schizophrenia is due to too little dopamine in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is least characteristic of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) Anxiety 
B) Hallucinations 
C) Paranoia 
D) Lack of emotion 
A) Anxiety 
B) Hallucinations 
C) Paranoia 
D) Lack of emotion

Question 19

Antipsychotic medicines have come to be known as ___,which means ___.

Accepted Answer

A) psycholeptics,to have antipsychotic effects 
B) neuroleptics,to have anti-neurosis effects 
C) neuroleptics,to seize control of a neuron 
D) psycholeptics,to seize control of a psychosis 
A) psycholeptics,to have antipsychotic effects 
B) neuroleptics,to have anti-neurosis effects 
C) neuroleptics,to seize control of a neuron 
D) psycholeptics,to seize control of a psychosis

Question 20

In the U.S. ,the annual economic burden of schizophrenia amounts to:

Accepted Answer

A) $5 billion 
B) $19 billion 
C) $20 billion 
D) $39 billion 
A) $5 billion 
B) $19 billion 
C) $20 billion 
D) $39 billion

The risk of depression:

The idea that genes may predispose a person toward schizophrenia,but the environment contributes as well,is called the:

Which of the following is not true about the genes implicated in affective disorders?

Hypofrontality is demonstrated by the poor performance of schizophrenics on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.

OCD involves brain changes in the basal ganglia that can be reversed by drug therapy and even behavior therapy.

Why is adolescence a particularly significant period in the development of schizophrenia?

The monamine hypothesis of depression states that:

Explain the stress-diathesis model as it applies to suicide.

The various antidepressants:

Which of the following disorders is not related to OCD?

According to the dopamine theory of schizophrenia,symptoms occur because:

What neurotransmitters and brain structures are most involved in anxiety disorders?

Since Napoleon had a history of periods of major depression as well as mania,his disorder would be termed _,but since his Uncle Rico only had major depression,Rico's disorder would be termed _.

PTSD is effectively treated by traditional psychotherapy and drugs for anxiety.

One of the most serious and intolerable side effects of traditional antipsychotic medications is/are:

All of the following have been reported to occur in the brains of schizophrenics except:

The dopamine hypothesis states that schizophrenia is due to too little dopamine in the brain.

Which of the following is least characteristic of schizophrenia?

Antipsychotic medicines have come to be known as _,which means _.

In the U.S. ,the annual economic burden of schizophrenia amounts to:

What is Biopsychology?

Communication Within the Nervous System

The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System

The Methods and Ethics of Research

Drugs, Addiction, and Reward

Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States

The Biology of Sex and Gender

Emotion and Health

Hearing and Language

Vision and Visual Perception

The Body Senses and Movement

Learning and Memory

Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning

Sleep and Consciousness

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Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

The risk of depression:

The idea that genes may predispose a person toward schizophrenia,but the environment contributes as well,is called the:

Which of the following is not true about the genes implicated in affective disorders?

Hypofrontality is demonstrated by the poor performance of schizophrenics on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.

OCD involves brain changes in the basal ganglia that can be reversed by drug therapy and even behavior therapy.

Why is adolescence a particularly significant period in the development of schizophrenia?

The monamine hypothesis of depression states that:

Explain the stress-diathesis model as it applies to suicide.

The various antidepressants:

Which of the following disorders is not related to OCD?

According to the dopamine theory of schizophrenia,symptoms occur because:

What neurotransmitters and brain structures are most involved in anxiety disorders?

Since Napoleon had a history of periods of major depression as well as mania,his disorder would be termed ___,but since his Uncle Rico only had major depression,Rico's disorder would be termed ___.

PTSD is effectively treated by traditional psychotherapy and drugs for anxiety.

One of the most serious and intolerable side effects of traditional antipsychotic medications is/are:

All of the following have been reported to occur in the brains of schizophrenics except:

The dopamine hypothesis states that schizophrenia is due to too little dopamine in the brain.

Which of the following is least characteristic of schizophrenia?

Antipsychotic medicines have come to be known as ___,which means ___.

In the U.S. ,the annual economic burden of schizophrenia amounts to:

What is Biopsychology?

Communication Within the Nervous System

The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System

The Methods and Ethics of Research

Drugs, Addiction, and Reward

Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States

The Biology of Sex and Gender

Emotion and Health

Hearing and Language

Vision and Visual Perception

The Body Senses and Movement

Learning and Memory

Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning

Sleep and Consciousness

Filters

Since Napoleon had a history of periods of major depression as well as mania,his disorder would be termed _,but since his Uncle Rico only had major depression,Rico's disorder would be termed _.

Antipsychotic medicines have come to be known as _,which means _.