Question 1

Worldwide,the median incidence estimate for autism spectrum disorders is about one in ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) 60 
B) ​160 
C) ​260 
D) 600 
A) 60 
B) ​160 
C) ​260 
D) 600

Question 2

Which drug is viewed as a less potentially harmful substitute for heroin and is taken orally every day?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Antabuse 
B)  ​naloxone 
C) ​ methodone 
A)  Antabuse 
B)  ​naloxone 
C) ​ methodone

Question 3

The problems that schizophrenics have with memory and attention are most likely related to an increased tendency of having brain damage in the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) cerebellum tentio 
B) ​prefrontal cortex 
C) ​occipital cortex 
D) medulla 
A) cerebellum tentio 
B) ​prefrontal cortex 
C) ​occipital cortex 
D) medulla

Question 4

Most depressed people have decreased activity in the left and increased activity in the right prefrontal cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which disorder is characterized by a deteriorating ability to function in everyday life and some combination of hallucinations,delusions,disorganized speech,and grossly disorganized behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) bipolar disorder 
B) ​hypomania 
C) ​multiple personality 
D) schizophrenia 
A) bipolar disorder 
B) ​hypomania 
C) ​multiple personality 
D) schizophrenia

Question 6

Which category of antidepressant drugs operates by blocking the enzyme that metabolizes catecholamines and serotonin into inactive forms?​

Accepted Answer

A) tricyclics 
B) ​MAOIs 
C) ​selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors 
D) atypical antidepressants 
A) tricyclics 
B) ​MAOIs 
C) ​selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors 
D) atypical antidepressants

Question 7

What is the most common cognitive symptom of schizophrenia?​

Accepted Answer

A) obsessive concentration on a single idea 
B) ​alternating between one personality and another 
C) ​excessive attention to detail when discussing a topic 
D) impaired understanding of abstract concepts 
A) obsessive concentration on a single idea 
B) ​alternating between one personality and another 
C) ​excessive attention to detail when discussing a topic 
D) impaired understanding of abstract concepts

Question 8

What can be said about treatment for autism spectrum disorders?​

Accepted Answer

A) While drugs like risperidone can be used to reduce stereotyped behaviors, they have a risk of dangerous side-effects. 
B) ​The use of stimulant drugs may increase social behavior and communication. 
C) ​New treatments, including chelation, appear to have great promise. 
D) Use of the high fat, ketogenic diet used for some children with intractable epilepsy, appears helpful. 
A) While drugs like risperidone can be used to reduce stereotyped behaviors, they have a risk of dangerous side-effects. 
B) ​The use of stimulant drugs may increase social behavior and communication. 
C) ​New treatments, including chelation, appear to have great promise. 
D) Use of the high fat, ketogenic diet used for some children with intractable epilepsy, appears helpful.

Question 9

Autism spectrum disorder encompasses both autism and what used to be called Asperger's syndrome.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

People suffering from seasonal affective disorder are most likely become depressed ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) after the holidays 
B) ​in the fall 
C) ​in the winter 
D) at solstices 
A) after the holidays 
B) ​in the fall 
C) ​in the winter 
D) at solstices

Question 11

____ is a treatment for depression that electrically induces a seizure.​

Accepted Answer

A) Electromagnetic therapy 
B) ​Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation 
C) ​Electroconvulsive shock therapy 
D) Transcranial magnetic stimulation 
A) Electromagnetic therapy 
B) ​Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation 
C) ​Electroconvulsive shock therapy 
D) Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Question 12

What do the drugs valproate and carbamazepine share in common with lithium?​

Accepted Answer

A) They are used to treat schizophrenia. 
B) ​They block the synthesis of arachidonic acid. 
C) ​They inhibit GABA. 
D) They are 100% effective in treating bipolar disorder. 
A) They are used to treat schizophrenia. 
B) ​They block the synthesis of arachidonic acid. 
C) ​They inhibit GABA. 
D) They are 100% effective in treating bipolar disorder.

Question 13

After a long period of abstinence,exposure to cues associated with the substance are very unlikely to trigger a renewed craving.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

For schizophrenics,atypical antipsychotics are more effective than typical antipsychotics in ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) reducing positive symptoms 
B) ​reducing negative symptoms 
C) ​increasing negative symptoms 
D) blocking glutamate receptors 
A) reducing positive symptoms 
B) ​reducing negative symptoms 
C) ​increasing negative symptoms 
D) blocking glutamate receptors

Question 15

Which drug is used in the treatment of opiate addiction and has the advantage of producing a long-lasting effect so that the person visits a clinic three times a week instead of daily?​

Accepted Answer

A) Antabuse 
B) ​naloxone 
C) ​LAAM 
D) methodone 
A) Antabuse 
B) ​naloxone 
C) ​LAAM 
D) methodone

Question 16

Which factor is sometimes taken as evidence that schizophrenia might be caused by a virus?​

Accepted Answer

A) the age at which symptoms appear 
B) ​the high concordance between paternal half-siblings 
C) ​the season-of-birth effect 
D) the relationship between schizophrenia and stressful experiences 
A) the age at which symptoms appear 
B) ​the high concordance between paternal half-siblings 
C) ​the season-of-birth effect 
D) the relationship between schizophrenia and stressful experiences

Question 17

In contrast to tricyclics,selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)____.​

Accepted Answer

A) block reuptake of both catecholamines and serotonin 
B) ​increase action potential velocity 
C) ​block the reuptake of only serotonin 
D) act on the left hemisphere while tricyclics act on the right 
A) block reuptake of both catecholamines and serotonin 
B) ​increase action potential velocity 
C) ​block the reuptake of only serotonin 
D) act on the left hemisphere while tricyclics act on the right

Question 18

A common drug to treat alcoholism that produces illness after consuming alcohol is ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) Antabuse 
B) ​naloxone 
C) ​LAAM 
D) methodone 
A) Antabuse 
B) ​naloxone 
C) ​LAAM 
D) methodone

Question 19

Atypical antipsychotics are effective in treating only the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe the differences between antagonists and agonists.

Accepted Answer

Drugs either facilitate or inhibit trans

Worldwide,the median incidence estimate for autism spectrum disorders is about one in ____.

Which drug is viewed as a less potentially harmful substitute for heroin and is taken orally every day?

The problems that schizophrenics have with memory and attention are most likely related to an increased tendency of having brain damage in the ____.

Most depressed people have decreased activity in the left and increased activity in the right prefrontal cortex.

Which disorder is characterized by a deteriorating ability to function in everyday life and some combination of hallucinations,delusions,disorganized speech,and grossly disorganized behavior?

Which category of antidepressant drugs operates by blocking the enzyme that metabolizes catecholamines and serotonin into inactive forms?

What is the most common cognitive symptom of schizophrenia?

What can be said about treatment for autism spectrum disorders?

Autism spectrum disorder encompasses both autism and what used to be called Asperger's syndrome.

People suffering from seasonal affective disorder are most likely become depressed ____.

____ is a treatment for depression that electrically induces a seizure.

What do the drugs valproate and carbamazepine share in common with lithium?

After a long period of abstinence,exposure to cues associated with the substance are very unlikely to trigger a renewed craving.

For schizophrenics,atypical antipsychotics are more effective than typical antipsychotics in ____.

Which drug is used in the treatment of opiate addiction and has the advantage of producing a long-lasting effect so that the person visits a clinic three times a week instead of daily?

Which factor is sometimes taken as evidence that schizophrenia might be caused by a virus?

In contrast to tricyclics,selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)____.

A common drug to treat alcoholism that produces illness after consuming alcohol is ____.

Atypical antipsychotics are effective in treating only the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.

Describe the differences between antagonists and agonists.

Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses

Synapses

Anatomy and Research Methods

Genetics, evolution, development, and Plasticity

Vision

Other Sensory Systems

Movement

Wakefulness and Sleep

Internal Regulation

Reproductive Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors

The Biology of Learning and Memory

Cognitive Functions

Appendix A: Brief, basic Chemistry

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Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Worldwide,the median incidence estimate for autism spectrum disorders is about one in ____.​

Which drug is viewed as a less potentially harmful substitute for heroin and is taken orally every day?​

The problems that schizophrenics have with memory and attention are most likely related to an increased tendency of having brain damage in the ____.​

Most depressed people have decreased activity in the left and increased activity in the right prefrontal cortex.

Which disorder is characterized by a deteriorating ability to function in everyday life and some combination of hallucinations,delusions,disorganized speech,and grossly disorganized behavior?

Which category of antidepressant drugs operates by blocking the enzyme that metabolizes catecholamines and serotonin into inactive forms?​

What is the most common cognitive symptom of schizophrenia?​

What can be said about treatment for autism spectrum disorders?​

Autism spectrum disorder encompasses both autism and what used to be called Asperger's syndrome.​

People suffering from seasonal affective disorder are most likely become depressed ____.​

____ is a treatment for depression that electrically induces a seizure.​

What do the drugs valproate and carbamazepine share in common with lithium?​

After a long period of abstinence,exposure to cues associated with the substance are very unlikely to trigger a renewed craving.​

For schizophrenics,atypical antipsychotics are more effective than typical antipsychotics in ____.​

Which drug is used in the treatment of opiate addiction and has the advantage of producing a long-lasting effect so that the person visits a clinic three times a week instead of daily?​

Which factor is sometimes taken as evidence that schizophrenia might be caused by a virus?​

In contrast to tricyclics,selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)____.​

A common drug to treat alcoholism that produces illness after consuming alcohol is ____.​

Atypical antipsychotics are effective in treating only the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.

Describe the differences between antagonists and agonists.

Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses

Synapses

Anatomy and Research Methods

Genetics, evolution, development, and Plasticity

Vision

Other Sensory Systems

Movement

Wakefulness and Sleep

Internal Regulation

Reproductive Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors

The Biology of Learning and Memory

Cognitive Functions

Appendix A: Brief, basic Chemistry

Filters

Worldwide,the median incidence estimate for autism spectrum disorders is about one in ____.

Which drug is viewed as a less potentially harmful substitute for heroin and is taken orally every day?

The problems that schizophrenics have with memory and attention are most likely related to an increased tendency of having brain damage in the ____.

Which category of antidepressant drugs operates by blocking the enzyme that metabolizes catecholamines and serotonin into inactive forms?

What is the most common cognitive symptom of schizophrenia?

What can be said about treatment for autism spectrum disorders?

Autism spectrum disorder encompasses both autism and what used to be called Asperger's syndrome.

People suffering from seasonal affective disorder are most likely become depressed ____.

____ is a treatment for depression that electrically induces a seizure.

What do the drugs valproate and carbamazepine share in common with lithium?

After a long period of abstinence,exposure to cues associated with the substance are very unlikely to trigger a renewed craving.

For schizophrenics,atypical antipsychotics are more effective than typical antipsychotics in ____.

Which drug is used in the treatment of opiate addiction and has the advantage of producing a long-lasting effect so that the person visits a clinic three times a week instead of daily?

Which factor is sometimes taken as evidence that schizophrenia might be caused by a virus?

In contrast to tricyclics,selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)____.

A common drug to treat alcoholism that produces illness after consuming alcohol is ____.