Question 1

Describe results from MRI studies that indicate brain damage in schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

MRI studies indicate the loss of brain t

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the changes in sleep that occur during depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slow-wave sleep stages 3 and 4 are reduced and stage 1 sleep is increased. 
B)  Depressed people awaken more in the first half of the night. 
C)  All phases of slow-phase sleep are increased, while REM sleep is reduced. 
D)  REM occurs in higher proportion later in the night. 
E)  REM sleep is abolished. 
A)  Slow-wave sleep stages 3 and 4 are reduced and stage 1 sleep is increased. 
B)  Depressed people awaken more in the first half of the night. 
C)  All phases of slow-phase sleep are increased, while REM sleep is reduced. 
D)  REM occurs in higher proportion later in the night. 
E)  REM sleep is abolished.

Question 3

Women are more likely to suffer from unipolar depression than are men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The correct order of appearance of schizophrenic symptoms is

Accepted Answer

A)  positive -> negative -> cognitive 
B)  cognitive -> positive -> negative 
C)  cognitive -> negative -> positive 
D)  negative -> cognitive -> positive 
E)  positive -> cognitive -> negative 
A)  positive -> negative -> cognitive 
B)  cognitive -> positive -> negative 
C)  cognitive -> negative -> positive 
D)  negative -> cognitive -> positive 
E)  positive -> cognitive -> negative

Question 5

Another name for the major affective disorders is

Accepted Answer

A)  mood disorders. 
B)  anxiety disorders. 
C)  addictive disorders. 
D)  schizoaffective disorders. 
E)  manic-depressive disorders. 
A)  mood disorders. 
B)  anxiety disorders. 
C)  addictive disorders. 
D)  schizoaffective disorders. 
E)  manic-depressive disorders.

Question 6

A homeless person who believes that he is the President of the USA is most likely suffering from a delusion of

Accepted Answer

A)  perception. 
B)  control. 
C)  grandeur. 
D)  low self-esteem. 
E)  hypochondiasis. 
A)  perception. 
B)  control. 
C)  grandeur. 
D)  low self-esteem. 
E)  hypochondiasis.

Question 7

Describe the surgical procedures used for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Accepted Answer

OCD has been treated using limited damag

Question 8

Explain why it is thought that unipolar depression and bipolar disorder are distinct syndromes.

Accepted Answer

Unipolar depression occurs without mania

Question 9

Negative schizophrenia symptoms include lack of initiative and poverty of speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The rate of death by unnatural causes is 28.8 times higher in people with affective disorder than in normal people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

________ refers to a fear of being away from home or other protected places.

Accepted Answer

A)  Anticipatory panic disorder 
B)  Acrophobia 
C)  Refractory anxiety 
D)  Agoraphobia 
E)  Claustrophobia 
A)  Anticipatory panic disorder 
B)  Acrophobia 
C)  Refractory anxiety 
D)  Agoraphobia 
E)  Claustrophobia

Question 12

A mutation of the DISC-1 gene may result in schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A serious problem for the use of lithium in treating mania is that

Accepted Answer

A)  lithium can only be used for short periods of time. 
B)  the drug can produce a fatal overdose. 
C)  lithium may not work in up to 50 percent of patients. 
D)  lithium suppresses normal emotions. 
E)  lithium is the least effective of the current drugs used to treat mania. 
A)  lithium can only be used for short periods of time. 
B)  the drug can produce a fatal overdose. 
C)  lithium may not work in up to 50 percent of patients. 
D)  lithium suppresses normal emotions. 
E)  lithium is the least effective of the current drugs used to treat mania.

Question 14

Which of the following is among the most effective treatments for panic disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  benzodiazepine drugs 
B)  tricyclic antidepressant drugs 
C)  MAO inhibitor drugs 
D)  ketamine therapy 
E)  behavioral therapy 
A)  benzodiazepine drugs 
B)  tricyclic antidepressant drugs 
C)  MAO inhibitor drugs 
D)  ketamine therapy 
E)  behavioral therapy

Question 15

Explain the rationale used for sleep deprivation as a treatment for depression.

Accepted Answer

Depression is accompanied by disorder of

Question 16

MRI studies of schizophrenic brains indicates

Accepted Answer

A)  a sharp dip in brain volume during early adulthood in schizophrenic subjects. 
B)  that schizophrenic patients showed more cortical volume than controls. 
C)  a loss of brain volume starting in the occipital lobes. 
D)  that excessive volume loss from the temporal lobes was related to the development of tactile hallucinations. 
E)  a loss of brain volume starting in the temporal lobes. 
A)  a sharp dip in brain volume during early adulthood in schizophrenic subjects. 
B)  that schizophrenic patients showed more cortical volume than controls. 
C)  a loss of brain volume starting in the occipital lobes. 
D)  that excessive volume loss from the temporal lobes was related to the development of tactile hallucinations. 
E)  a loss of brain volume starting in the temporal lobes.

Question 17

Which type of drug should be avoided by a person suffering from panic disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  benzodiazepine agonists 
B)  tricyclic antidepressants 
C)  MAO inhibitors 
D)  ethyl alcohol 
E)  benzodiazepine antagonists 
A)  benzodiazepine agonists 
B)  tricyclic antidepressants 
C)  MAO inhibitors 
D)  ethyl alcohol 
E)  benzodiazepine antagonists

Question 18

Lithium salts are an effective treatment for ________ but not ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  delusions; hallucinations 
B)  bipolar affective disorder; unipolar depression 
C)  anxiety disorder; delusions 
D)  unipolar depression; hallucinations 
E)  depression; mania 
A)  delusions; hallucinations 
B)  bipolar affective disorder; unipolar depression 
C)  anxiety disorder; delusions 
D)  unipolar depression; hallucinations 
E)  depression; mania

Question 19

Which of the following has been implicated in depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  activation of the orbitofrontal cortex 
B)  greater activity of the medial forebrain bundle system 
C)  reduced volume of the brain ventricles 
D)  enhanced activation of the subgenual prefrontal cortex 
E)  enhanced activation of the amygdala 
A)  activation of the orbitofrontal cortex 
B)  greater activity of the medial forebrain bundle system 
C)  reduced volume of the brain ventricles 
D)  enhanced activation of the subgenual prefrontal cortex 
E)  enhanced activation of the amygdala

Question 20

A key characteristic of the anxiety disorders is

Accepted Answer

A)  the absence of REM brain waves during the awake phase. 
B)  an inability to control euphoria. 
C)  the presence of unfounded feelings of fear and dread. 
D)  a high level of dopamine receptors within the nucleus accumbens. 
E)  an impulsive desire to mate that occurs at inappropriate times. 
A)  the absence of REM brain waves during the awake phase. 
B)  an inability to control euphoria. 
C)  the presence of unfounded feelings of fear and dread. 
D)  a high level of dopamine receptors within the nucleus accumbens. 
E)  an impulsive desire to mate that occurs at inappropriate times.

Describe results from MRI studies that indicate brain damage in schizophrenia.

Which of the following best describes the changes in sleep that occur during depression?

Women are more likely to suffer from unipolar depression than are men.

The correct order of appearance of schizophrenic symptoms is

Another name for the major affective disorders is

A homeless person who believes that he is the President of the USA is most likely suffering from a delusion of

Describe the surgical procedures used for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Explain why it is thought that unipolar depression and bipolar disorder are distinct syndromes.

Negative schizophrenia symptoms include lack of initiative and poverty of speech.

The rate of death by unnatural causes is 28.8 times higher in people with affective disorder than in normal people.

________ refers to a fear of being away from home or other protected places.

A mutation of the DISC-1 gene may result in schizophrenia.

A serious problem for the use of lithium in treating mania is that

Which of the following is among the most effective treatments for panic disorder?

Explain the rationale used for sleep deprivation as a treatment for depression.

MRI studies of schizophrenic brains indicates

Which type of drug should be avoided by a person suffering from panic disorder?

Lithium salts are an effective treatment for but not .

Which of the following has been implicated in depression?

A key characteristic of the anxiety disorders is

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Describe results from MRI studies that indicate brain damage in schizophrenia.

Which of the following best describes the changes in sleep that occur during depression?

Women are more likely to suffer from unipolar depression than are men.

The correct order of appearance of schizophrenic symptoms is

Another name for the major affective disorders is

A homeless person who believes that he is the President of the USA is most likely suffering from a delusion of

Describe the surgical procedures used for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Explain why it is thought that unipolar depression and bipolar disorder are distinct syndromes.

Negative schizophrenia symptoms include lack of initiative and poverty of speech.

The rate of death by unnatural causes is 28.8 times higher in people with affective disorder than in normal people.

________ refers to a fear of being away from home or other protected places.

A mutation of the DISC-1 gene may result in schizophrenia.

A serious problem for the use of lithium in treating mania is that

Which of the following is among the most effective treatments for panic disorder?

Explain the rationale used for sleep deprivation as a treatment for depression.

MRI studies of schizophrenic brains indicates

Which type of drug should be avoided by a person suffering from panic disorder?

Lithium salts are an effective treatment for ________ but not ________.

Which of the following has been implicated in depression?

A key characteristic of the anxiety disorders is

Origins of Behavioral Neuroscience

Structure and Functions of Cells of the Nervous System

Structure of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Methods and Strategies of Research

Vision

Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Reproductive Behavior

Emotion

Ingestive Behavior

Learning and Memory

Human Communication

Neurological Disorders

Autistic, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity, Stress, and Substance Abuse Disorders

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Lithium salts are an effective treatment for but not .