Question 1

When the anterior cingulate cortex becomes overactive,what then occurs in depressed patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  Negative emotions overwhelm thinking and emotion. 
B)  Phenothiazines are released in massive quantities in the brain. 
C)  Thinking becomes clearer. 
D)  Mood improves significantly. 
A)  Negative emotions overwhelm thinking and emotion. 
B)  Phenothiazines are released in massive quantities in the brain. 
C)  Thinking becomes clearer. 
D)  Mood improves significantly.

Question 2

Zoe was adopted several years ago.Her adoptive mother was recently diagnosed with depression.Knowing Zoe's biological parents have no history of depression,what effect does her adoptive mother's diagnosis have on Zoe's risk of developing depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zoe's risk does not change. 
B)  She is only at risk if her adoptive mother was diagnosed with bipolar depression. 
C)  Zoe is at increased risk 
D)  Zoe is at a decreased risk. 
A)  Zoe's risk does not change. 
B)  She is only at risk if her adoptive mother was diagnosed with bipolar depression. 
C)  Zoe is at increased risk 
D)  Zoe is at a decreased risk.

Question 3

In non-twin siblings,what is the chance that if one has schizophrenia,the other will have it also?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  100% 
A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  100%

Question 4

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)may be preferred over ECT as a treatment for depression since TMS:

Accepted Answer

A)  does not require anesthesia 
B)  triggers seizures on only one side of the body 
C)  causes memory loss for only the moments before and after treatment 
D)  is likely to be covered by insurance 
A)  does not require anesthesia 
B)  triggers seizures on only one side of the body 
C)  causes memory loss for only the moments before and after treatment 
D)  is likely to be covered by insurance

Question 5

Bipolar disorder differs from major depression in that:

Accepted Answer

A)  bipolar disorder involves periods of mania 
B)  bipolar disorder involves depression caused by two distinct sources 
C)  major disorder is less common 
D)  bipolar disorder is often complicated by further emotions, such as guilt 
A)  bipolar disorder involves periods of mania 
B)  bipolar disorder involves depression caused by two distinct sources 
C)  major disorder is less common 
D)  bipolar disorder is often complicated by further emotions, such as guilt

Question 6

The fact that antisocial behavioral patterns appear at such an early age and are so difficult to change lends support to the notion that an antisocial personality may be caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral factors 
B)  environmental factors 
C)  biological factors 
D)  cognitive factors 
A)  behavioral factors 
B)  environmental factors 
C)  biological factors 
D)  cognitive factors

Question 7

You are a neuropsychologist studying depression.You are looking at the computerized brain photos of depressed individuals.You conclude that a particular part of the brain of depressed people is overactive.What is this brain part?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothalamus 
B)  anterior cingulate cortex 
C)  amygdala 
D)  cerebellum 
A)  hypothalamus 
B)  anterior cingulate cortex 
C)  amygdala 
D)  cerebellum

Question 8

If you visit Laura,you will find a very clean organized house.Everything has its place,and if you move an object,Laura will be distressed.She is rigid and tries to control everything.Of the following personality disorders,which one best describes Laura?

Accepted Answer

A)  obsessive-compulsive personality disorder 
B)  dependent personality disorder 
C)  histrionic personality disorder 
D)  schizotypal personality disorder 
A)  obsessive-compulsive personality disorder 
B)  dependent personality disorder 
C)  histrionic personality disorder 
D)  schizotypal personality disorder

Question 9

A person complains that he has few friends.It is discovered that this is because he is cold and aloof in relationships,and takes criticism poorly.He has been this way for as long as he or anyone he knows can remember.If this is diagnosed as being abnormal,the DSM-IV-TR category would probably be a ____ disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  affective 
B)  schizophrenic 
C)  personality 
D)  dissociative 
A)  affective 
B)  schizophrenic 
C)  personality 
D)  dissociative

Question 10

According to one perspective,people develop dissociative identity disorder:

Accepted Answer

A)  rapidly, in a matter of seconds, following trauma 
B)  as a way to cope and defend against the trauma of abuse 
C)  to create cognitive dissonance 
D)  only in childhood 
A)  rapidly, in a matter of seconds, following trauma 
B)  as a way to cope and defend against the trauma of abuse 
C)  to create cognitive dissonance 
D)  only in childhood

Question 11

The example of Chuck Elliot in the textbook suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  clozapine is effective in treating generalized anxiety disorder 
B)  mental disorders can affect anyone, regardless of their talents, education, and intelligence 
C)  schizophrenia runs in families 
D)  psychoactive drugs have undesirable side effects 
A)  clozapine is effective in treating generalized anxiety disorder 
B)  mental disorders can affect anyone, regardless of their talents, education, and intelligence 
C)  schizophrenia runs in families 
D)  psychoactive drugs have undesirable side effects

Question 12

Of the following,which is the best way to describe bipolar I disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  "long plains and high peaks" 
B)  "different types of rocks with different shapes and colors, but still rocks" 
C)  "long plains followed by low valleys, followed by long plains" 
D)  "high peaks and low valleys, high peaks and low valleys" 
A)  "long plains and high peaks" 
B)  "different types of rocks with different shapes and colors, but still rocks" 
C)  "long plains followed by low valleys, followed by long plains" 
D)  "high peaks and low valleys, high peaks and low valleys"

Question 13

Two psychosocial causes have been implicated in antisocial personality disorder.They are:

Accepted Answer

A)  uncontrollable childhood behavior and physical or sexual abuse in childhood 
B)  being an only child and a lack of adequate interaction with peers 
C)  parent-child interaction and child-peer interaction 
D)  low socioeconomic status and overly trustful of others 
A)  uncontrollable childhood behavior and physical or sexual abuse in childhood 
B)  being an only child and a lack of adequate interaction with peers 
C)  parent-child interaction and child-peer interaction 
D)  low socioeconomic status and overly trustful of others

Question 14

Franklin has been treated with electroconvulsive therapy.What are the chances that he will need additional antidepressant treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 1% 
B)  25% 
C)  35% 
D)  50% 
A)  less than 1% 
B)  25% 
C)  35% 
D)  50%

Question 15

In treating depression,psychotherapy when compared to drugs:

Accepted Answer

A)  reduces relapse 
B)  increases relapse 
C)  increases suicide risk 
D)  reduces mania 
A)  reduces relapse 
B)  increases relapse 
C)  increases suicide risk 
D)  reduces mania

Question 16

What group of neurotransmitters has been implicated in mood disorders,according to the textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  tetracyclics 
B)  phenothiazines 
C)  monoamines 
D)  biamines 
A)  tetracyclics 
B)  phenothiazines 
C)  monoamines 
D)  biamines

Question 17

Psychopaths have higher autonomic arousal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A patient,who has taken typical neuroleptic drugs for schizophrenia,develops tardive dyskinesia.He is taken off the drug.What are the odds that he will continue to experience tardive dyskinesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  5% chance that he will 
B)  25% chance that he will 
C)  50% chance that he will 
D)  70% chance that he will 
A)  5% chance that he will 
B)  25% chance that he will 
C)  50% chance that he will 
D)  70% chance that he will

Question 19

During an internship at a mental health clinic,you hear a psychiatrist say,"We need to put Mrs.Smith on a typical neuroleptic drug." You know that this type of drug will:

Accepted Answer

A)  alter the size of her ventricles in the brain 
B)  reduce serotonin activity in the nervous system 
C)  increase dopamine activity in the nervous system 
D)  reduce dopamine activity in the nervous system 
A)  alter the size of her ventricles in the brain 
B)  reduce serotonin activity in the nervous system 
C)  increase dopamine activity in the nervous system 
D)  reduce dopamine activity in the nervous system

Question 20

In attempting to develop new treatments for schizophrenia,researchers have recently begun to examine drugs based on ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  dopamine 
B)  gamma-aminobutyric acid (GAB
A)  
C)  acetylcholine 
D)  glutamate 
A)  dopamine 
B)  gamma-aminobutyric acid (GAB
A)  
C)  acetylcholine 
D)  glutamate

Exam 23: Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia

When the anterior cingulate cortex becomes overactive,what then occurs in depressed patients?

Zoe was adopted several years ago.Her adoptive mother was recently diagnosed with depression.Knowing Zoe's biological parents have no history of depression,what effect does her adoptive mother's diagnosis have on Zoe's risk of developing depression?

In non-twin siblings,what is the chance that if one has schizophrenia,the other will have it also?

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)may be preferred over ECT as a treatment for depression since TMS:

Bipolar disorder differs from major depression in that:

The fact that antisocial behavioral patterns appear at such an early age and are so difficult to change lends support to the notion that an antisocial personality may be caused by:

You are a neuropsychologist studying depression.You are looking at the computerized brain photos of depressed individuals.You conclude that a particular part of the brain of depressed people is overactive.What is this brain part?

If you visit Laura,you will find a very clean organized house.Everything has its place,and if you move an object,Laura will be distressed.She is rigid and tries to control everything.Of the following personality disorders,which one best describes Laura?

According to one perspective,people develop dissociative identity disorder:

The example of Chuck Elliot in the textbook suggests that:

Of the following,which is the best way to describe bipolar I disorder?

Two psychosocial causes have been implicated in antisocial personality disorder.They are:

Franklin has been treated with electroconvulsive therapy.What are the chances that he will need additional antidepressant treatment?

In treating depression,psychotherapy when compared to drugs:

What group of neurotransmitters has been implicated in mood disorders,according to the textbook?

Psychopaths have higher autonomic arousal.

A patient,who has taken typical neuroleptic drugs for schizophrenia,develops tardive dyskinesia.He is taken off the drug.What are the odds that he will continue to experience tardive dyskinesia?

During an internship at a mental health clinic,you hear a psychiatrist say,"We need to put Mrs.Smith on a typical neuroleptic drug." You know that this type of drug will:

In attempting to develop new treatments for schizophrenia,researchers have recently begun to examine drugs based on ______.

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