Question 1

Disorganized thinking in schizophrenia may be related to:

Accepted Answer

A)  smaller than normal ventricles 
B)  over-activation of the prefrontal cortex 
C)  excessive neuron wiring 
D)  decreased prefrontal lobe activity 
A)  smaller than normal ventricles 
B)  over-activation of the prefrontal cortex 
C)  excessive neuron wiring 
D)  decreased prefrontal lobe activity

Question 2

With regard to mood disorders,personality traits play a significant role in determining:

Accepted Answer

A)  the depth of depression 
B)  the height of mania 
C)  frequency of depression 
D)  one's risk of becoming depressed 
A)  the depth of depression 
B)  the height of mania 
C)  frequency of depression 
D)  one's risk of becoming depressed

Question 3

In addition to challenges and negative life events,what is a third factor that increases depression among college students?

Accepted Answer

A)  hormones 
B)  the transition into adulthood 
C)  peer relationships 
D)  pattern of thinking 
A)  hormones 
B)  the transition into adulthood 
C)  peer relationships 
D)  pattern of thinking

Question 4

Anders is placed on an antidepressant drug.His psychiatrist says something about the drug being some type of inhibitor.Anders looks up some information about the drug and finds that it is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor 
B)  general acetylcholine enzyme inhibitor 
C)  benzodiazepine inhibitor 
D)  haldol inhibitor 
A)  selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor 
B)  general acetylcholine enzyme inhibitor 
C)  benzodiazepine inhibitor 
D)  haldol inhibitor

Question 5

Type I schizophrenia includes having negative symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What effect do antidepressants have on the monoamines?

Accepted Answer

A)  They increase the levels of monoamines. 
B)  They decrease the levels of monoamines. 
C)  They change the type of monoamines in the nervous system. 
D)  They destroy all traces of monoamines. 
A)  They increase the levels of monoamines. 
B)  They decrease the levels of monoamines. 
C)  They change the type of monoamines in the nervous system. 
D)  They destroy all traces of monoamines.

Question 7

Vernea is severely depressed.Her best option for treatment is

Accepted Answer

A)  psychotherapy 
B)  a combination of psychotherapy and SSRI drugs 
C)  SSRI drugs 
D)  lithium 
A)  psychotherapy 
B)  a combination of psychotherapy and SSRI drugs 
C)  SSRI drugs 
D)  lithium

Question 8

The primary disorder that is treated by electroconvulsive therapy is:

Accepted Answer

A)  bipolar I disorder 
B)  social phobia 
C)  substance abuse 
D)  major depression 
A)  bipolar I disorder 
B)  social phobia 
C)  substance abuse 
D)  major depression

Question 9

If you were to randomly select 100 college students,how many would say they've been depressed to the point that they had difficulty functioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  40 
A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  40

Disorganized thinking in schizophrenia may be related to:

With regard to mood disorders,personality traits play a significant role in determining:

In addition to challenges and negative life events,what is a third factor that increases depression among college students?

Anders is placed on an antidepressant drug.His psychiatrist says something about the drug being some type of inhibitor.Anders looks up some information about the drug and finds that it is a:

Type I schizophrenia includes having negative symptoms.

What effect do antidepressants have on the monoamines?

Vernea is severely depressed.Her best option for treatment is

The primary disorder that is treated by electroconvulsive therapy is:

If you were to randomly select 100 college students,how many would say they've been depressed to the point that they had difficulty functioning?

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Exam 23: Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia

Disorganized thinking in schizophrenia may be related to:

With regard to mood disorders,personality traits play a significant role in determining:

In addition to challenges and negative life events,what is a third factor that increases depression among college students?

Anders is placed on an antidepressant drug.His psychiatrist says something about the drug being some type of inhibitor.Anders looks up some information about the drug and finds that it is a:

Type I schizophrenia includes having negative symptoms.

What effect do antidepressants have on the monoamines?

Vernea is severely depressed.Her best option for treatment is

The primary disorder that is treated by electroconvulsive therapy is:

If you were to randomly select 100 college students,how many would say they've been depressed to the point that they had difficulty functioning?

Discovering Psychology

Psychology and Science

Brains Building Blocks

Incredible Nervous System

Sensation

Perception

Sleep and Dreams

Hypnosis and Drugs

Classical Conditioning

Operant and Cognitive Approaches

Types of Memory

Remembering and Forgetting

Intelligence

Thought and Language

Motivation

Emotion

Infancy Childhood

Infancy Childhood Part II

Adolescence and Adulthood

Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Theories

Social and Cognitive and Trait Theories

Health,stress and Coping

Assessment and Anxiety Disorders

Therapies

Social Psychology

Extenssion: Social Cognition and Behavior

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