Question 1

Which of the following is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  hallucinations 
B)  social withdrawal 
C)  mood disturbance 
D)  lack of motivation 
A)  hallucinations 
B)  social withdrawal 
C)  mood disturbance 
D)  lack of motivation

Question 2

Why are researchers investigating a possible role for glutamate in schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Known antipsychotic medications have their primary effects on glutamate. 
B)  People with schizophrenia have abnormal levels of glutamate activity. 
C)  PCP use,which affects glutamate systems,mimics most symptoms of schizophrenia. 
D)  Glutamate levels are directly influenced by cocaine and amphetamine. 
A)  Known antipsychotic medications have their primary effects on glutamate. 
B)  People with schizophrenia have abnormal levels of glutamate activity. 
C)  PCP use,which affects glutamate systems,mimics most symptoms of schizophrenia. 
D)  Glutamate levels are directly influenced by cocaine and amphetamine.

Question 3

Your friend Angela has a strong family history of bipolar disorder.At a sleepover party for your girlfriends,you encourage Angela to

Accepted Answer

A)  stay up all night,as REM deprivation will improve her depression. 
B)  sleep as normally as possible,as sleep deprivation can trigger a manic episode. 
C)  sleep as normally as possible,as sleep deprivation can produce depression. 
D)  go to bed earlier than the rest of the girls,because phase advances prevent manic episodes. 
A)  stay up all night,as REM deprivation will improve her depression. 
B)  sleep as normally as possible,as sleep deprivation can trigger a manic episode. 
C)  sleep as normally as possible,as sleep deprivation can produce depression. 
D)  go to bed earlier than the rest of the girls,because phase advances prevent manic episodes.

Question 4

_________ percent of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia experience a single psychotic episode followed by recovery.

Accepted Answer

A)  12 
B)  18 
C)  24 
D)  33 
A)  12 
B)  18 
C)  24 
D)  33

Question 5

Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  delusions 
B)  hallucinations 
C)  disorganized speech 
D)  social withdrawal 
A)  delusions 
B)  hallucinations 
C)  disorganized speech 
D)  social withdrawal

Question 6

If you were participating in sleep research and the researchers awakened you every time you began to enter REM sleep,would this affect your mood the next day?

Accepted Answer

A)  No.As long as you are healthy,this would have no affect on your mood. 
B)  Yes.You would feel very grumpy. 
C)  Yes.You would feel happier than usual. 
D)  Yes.You would enter a period of profound depression that would last several days. 
A)  No.As long as you are healthy,this would have no affect on your mood. 
B)  Yes.You would feel very grumpy. 
C)  Yes.You would feel happier than usual. 
D)  Yes.You would enter a period of profound depression that would last several days.

Question 7

When patients with schizophrenia perform behaviors that we would not expect to see in a typical person,we refer to these behaviors as _________ symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A)  negative 
B)  positive 
C)  active-phase 
D)  prodromal 
A)  negative 
B)  positive 
C)  active-phase 
D)  prodromal

Question 8

In the treatment of schizophrenia,an advantage of the atypical antipsychotics over typical antipsychotics is their

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of side effects. 
B)  superiority in treating positive symptoms. 
C)  superiority in treating negative symptoms. 
D)  ability to enhance dopamine activity. 
A)  lack of side effects. 
B)  superiority in treating positive symptoms. 
C)  superiority in treating negative symptoms. 
D)  ability to enhance dopamine activity.

Question 9

Observed gender differences in rates of major depressive disorder

Accepted Answer

A)  do not exist. 
B)  are most likely due to environmental factors,such as sexism. 
C)  are most likely due to biological factors. 
D)  do not occur in nations other than the United States. 
A)  do not exist. 
B)  are most likely due to environmental factors,such as sexism. 
C)  are most likely due to biological factors. 
D)  do not occur in nations other than the United States.

Question 10

Propanolol inhibits glucocorticoids in the brain.If administered to a person who has just experienced a traumatic event,what effect might this have?

Accepted Answer

A)  The likelihood of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTS
D) might be reduced. 
B)  The likelihood of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTS
D) might be increased. 
C)  The likelihood of developing panic disorder would be increased. 
D)  The likelihood of developing obsessive-compulsive disorder would be reduced. 
A)  The likelihood of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTS
D) might be reduced. 
B)  The likelihood of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTS
D) might be increased. 
C)  The likelihood of developing panic disorder would be increased. 
D)  The likelihood of developing obsessive-compulsive disorder would be reduced.

Question 11

Ventricular enlargement of the brains of some schizophrenic patients appears to develop from

Accepted Answer

A)  increased fluid pressure in the ventricles from blocking of fluid pathways. 
B)  increases in the volume of adjacent neural tissue. 
C)  decreases in the volume of adjacent neural tissue. 
D)  increased production of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). 
A)  increased fluid pressure in the ventricles from blocking of fluid pathways. 
B)  increases in the volume of adjacent neural tissue. 
C)  decreases in the volume of adjacent neural tissue. 
D)  increased production of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

Question 12

Lithium acts on the symptoms of bipolar disorder by

Accepted Answer

A)  enhancing norepinephrine activity. 
B)  reducing norepinephrine activity. 
C)  enhancing serotonin activity. 
D)  reducing serotonin activity. 
A)  enhancing norepinephrine activity. 
B)  reducing norepinephrine activity. 
C)  enhancing serotonin activity. 
D)  reducing serotonin activity.

Question 13

Countries with high consumption of foods containing omega-3 fatty acids

Accepted Answer

A)  have higher rates of bipolar disorder than countries where consumption of these foods is less. 
B)  have about the same rates of bipolar disorder as countries where consumption of these foods is less. 
C)  have lower rates of bipolar disorder than countries where consumption of these foods is less. 
D)  report no cases of bipolar disorder. 
A)  have higher rates of bipolar disorder than countries where consumption of these foods is less. 
B)  have about the same rates of bipolar disorder as countries where consumption of these foods is less. 
C)  have lower rates of bipolar disorder than countries where consumption of these foods is less. 
D)  report no cases of bipolar disorder.

Question 14

Medications that influence the activity of serotonin,GABA,and glutamate have produced encouraging improvements in the behavior of children with autism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Prevalence rates for major depressive disorder are

Accepted Answer

A)  much higher for females than males throughout the lifespan. 
B)  much higher for males than females throughout the lifespan. 
C)  about equal between males and females until adolescence,but increasingly higher for females than males at later ages. 
D)  about equal between males and females until adolescence,but increasingly higher for males than females at later ages. 
A)  much higher for females than males throughout the lifespan. 
B)  much higher for males than females throughout the lifespan. 
C)  about equal between males and females until adolescence,but increasingly higher for females than males at later ages. 
D)  about equal between males and females until adolescence,but increasingly higher for males than females at later ages.

Question 16

Behavioral treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Accepted Answer

A)  is not effective. 
B)  has weaker effects than medication alone. 
C)  is as effective as medication alone,but does not last as long. 
D)  may be as effective as medication alone,and has longer lasting results. 
A)  is not effective. 
B)  has weaker effects than medication alone. 
C)  is as effective as medication alone,but does not last as long. 
D)  may be as effective as medication alone,and has longer lasting results.

Question 17

Structures implicated in aggressive violence include the

Accepted Answer

A)  basal ganglia and the amygdala. 
B)  cerebellum and the amygdala. 
C)  basal ganglia and the frontal lobes. 
D)  amygdala and the frontal lobes. 
A)  basal ganglia and the amygdala. 
B)  cerebellum and the amygdala. 
C)  basal ganglia and the frontal lobes. 
D)  amygdala and the frontal lobes.

Question 18

Some patients given l-dopa to control the symptoms of Parkinson's disease reportedly

Accepted Answer

A)  develop Tourette's syndrome. 
B)  become euphoric. 
C)  experience panic attacks. 
D)  develop symptoms similar to schizophrenia. 
A)  develop Tourette's syndrome. 
B)  become euphoric. 
C)  experience panic attacks. 
D)  develop symptoms similar to schizophrenia.

Question 19

Positron emission tomography (PET)studies of patients with schizophrenia have found

Accepted Answer

A)  low metabolic activity throughout the brain. 
B)  less metabolic activity in the temporal lobes than in the frontal lobes. 
C)  hypofrontality,or less activity in the frontal lobes. 
D)  overactivity in the right hemisphere. 
A)  low metabolic activity throughout the brain. 
B)  less metabolic activity in the temporal lobes than in the frontal lobes. 
C)  hypofrontality,or less activity in the frontal lobes. 
D)  overactivity in the right hemisphere.

Question 20

In healthy people,the peak release of cortisol usually occurs near dawn.If we investigated the patterns of cortisol release in people diagnosed with major depressive disorder,what would we expect to see?

Accepted Answer

A)  No differences.Cortisol release is not affected by depression. 
B)  The peak release of cortisol would occur a few hours earlier than normal. 
C)  The peak release of cortisol would occur a few hours later than normal. 
D)  There would be no peak release.Instead,cortisol would be released at a steady rate throughout the day and night. 
A)  No differences.Cortisol release is not affected by depression. 
B)  The peak release of cortisol would occur a few hours earlier than normal. 
C)  The peak release of cortisol would occur a few hours later than normal. 
D)  There would be no peak release.Instead,cortisol would be released at a steady rate throughout the day and night.

Which of the following is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

Why are researchers investigating a possible role for glutamate in schizophrenia?

Your friend Angela has a strong family history of bipolar disorder.At a sleepover party for your girlfriends,you encourage Angela to

_________ percent of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia experience a single psychotic episode followed by recovery.

Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

If you were participating in sleep research and the researchers awakened you every time you began to enter REM sleep,would this affect your mood the next day?

When patients with schizophrenia perform behaviors that we would not expect to see in a typical person,we refer to these behaviors as _________ symptoms.

In the treatment of schizophrenia,an advantage of the atypical antipsychotics over typical antipsychotics is their

Observed gender differences in rates of major depressive disorder

Propanolol inhibits glucocorticoids in the brain.If administered to a person who has just experienced a traumatic event,what effect might this have?

Ventricular enlargement of the brains of some schizophrenic patients appears to develop from

Lithium acts on the symptoms of bipolar disorder by

Countries with high consumption of foods containing omega-3 fatty acids

Medications that influence the activity of serotonin,GABA,and glutamate have produced encouraging improvements in the behavior of children with autism.

Prevalence rates for major depressive disorder are

Behavioral treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Structures implicated in aggressive violence include the

Some patients given l-dopa to control the symptoms of Parkinson's disease reportedly

Positron emission tomography (PET)studies of patients with schizophrenia have found

In healthy people,the peak release of cortisol usually occurs near dawn.If we investigated the patterns of cortisol release in people diagnosed with major depressive disorder,what would we expect to see?

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Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain

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Nonvisual Sensation and Perception

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Which of the following is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

Why are researchers investigating a possible role for glutamate in schizophrenia?

Your friend Angela has a strong family history of bipolar disorder.At a sleepover party for your girlfriends,you encourage Angela to

_________ percent of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia experience a single psychotic episode followed by recovery.

Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

If you were participating in sleep research and the researchers awakened you every time you began to enter REM sleep,would this affect your mood the next day?

When patients with schizophrenia perform behaviors that we would not expect to see in a typical person,we refer to these behaviors as _________ symptoms.

In the treatment of schizophrenia,an advantage of the atypical antipsychotics over typical antipsychotics is their

Observed gender differences in rates of major depressive disorder

Propanolol inhibits glucocorticoids in the brain.If administered to a person who has just experienced a traumatic event,what effect might this have?

Ventricular enlargement of the brains of some schizophrenic patients appears to develop from

Lithium acts on the symptoms of bipolar disorder by

Countries with high consumption of foods containing omega-3 fatty acids

Medications that influence the activity of serotonin,GABA,and glutamate have produced encouraging improvements in the behavior of children with autism.

Prevalence rates for major depressive disorder are

Behavioral treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Structures implicated in aggressive violence include the

Some patients given l-dopa to control the symptoms of Parkinson's disease reportedly

Positron emission tomography (PET)studies of patients with schizophrenia have found

In healthy people,the peak release of cortisol usually occurs near dawn.If we investigated the patterns of cortisol release in people diagnosed with major depressive disorder,what would we expect to see?

Introducing Biological Psychology

The Anatomy and Evolution of the Nervous System

Cells of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain

Vision

Nonvisual Sensation and Perception

Movement

Temperature Regulation,thirst,and Hunger

Sexual Behavior

Sleep and Waking

Learning and Memory

Lateralization, language, and Intelligence

Emotion, reward, aggression, and Stress

Neurological Disorders

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