Exam 13: Psychopathology: The Biology of Behavioral Disorders

Prolonged treatment with traditional antipsychotic medications can lead to a sudden, dramatic increase in positive symptoms of schizophrenia, a condition known as

Which statement about cortical thinning and the development of schizophrenia is true?

The concordance rate for depression disorders in identical twins is about _______ compared to _______ for fraternal twins.

Some patients with posttraumatic stress disorder have anatomical anomalies of the

As related to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), differentiate obsessions from compulsions. List four obsessions and four compulsions seen in the disorder.

A person whose brother has schizophrenia has a _______% chance of developing the disease as well.

Treatment with l-dopa to control the symptoms of Parkinson's disease has been associated with the development of

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation has been promoted as a treatment for

A treatment for depression that is about as effective as SSRI treatment is called

As much as _______% of the adult population in the United States experiences psychiatric symptoms in the course of a year.

OCD and Tourette's are often comorbid, and both disorders involve abnormalities of the _______.

What is a lobotomy? What was this surgery intended to treat? Was it effective? What types of treatments have replaced it?

Describe the drug inventions used to treat anxiety disorders and outline how they offer clues to the neurobiology of anxiety.

Stress during the developmental period when _______ takes place (between the ages of about 5 to 21 years of age) increases the likelihood of the schizophrenia in genetically susceptible people.

PET brain studies of schizophrenia have shown

People with posttraumatic stress disorder exhibit a long-term reduction in

OCD and _______ are believed to be part of a spectrum of related disorders.

Tricyclic antidepressants

Describe the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and summarize the research findings about the neurobiology of this disorder. What are the implications of the finding that OCD and Tourette's syndrome are often comorbid?

Describe the experiment using lithium that unexpectedly led to successful treatment of bipolar disorder.