Question 1

Parkinson's Disease is associated with degeneration in the substantia nigra area of the brain,where the important neurotransmitter dopamine is produced.What is the main drug that is used to counteract this decline in dopamine?

Accepted Answer

A) Eldopa 
B) Levodopa 
C) Antidope 
D) Nodopamine

Question 2

Assessment in clinical neuropsychology is based on a range of cognitive tests and can be supplemented by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Blood tests 
B) Chemical analyses of cerebrospinal fluids 
C) Brain scans such as PET and fMRI 
D) All of the above

Question 3

The average duration of the disease from onset of symptoms to death is around _____ years.

Accepted Answer

A) 5-8 
B) 8-10 
C) 1-3 
D) 15-18

Question 4

Damage to brain tissue can also occur as a result of a cardiovascular accident (CVA).This is also known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Cardiac arrest 
B) A stroke 
C) A Cerebral abscess 
D) Thrombosis

Question 5

Another factor that is thought to be important in Alzheimer's Disease is the faulty production of the brain neurotransmitter:

Accepted Answer

A) Glutamate 
B) Dopamine 
C) Serotonin 
D) Acetylcholine

Question 6

One of the most common neuropsychological tests used in the US is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery 
B) Honda-Reichstaadt Neuropsychological Test Battery 
C) Haeffner-Risch Neuropsychological Test Battery 
D) Hochman-Roider Neuropsychological Test Battery

Question 7

Strokes are remarkably common,especially in individuals over the age of 65 years.In the UK,an estimated ______ people a year suffer a stroke:

Accepted Answer

A) 50,000 
B) 600,000 
C) 20000 
D) 130,000

Question 8

Clinical psychologists are also centrally involved in the development of rehabilitation programmes that may have a variety of aims,which include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Restoring previously affected cognitive and behavioural functions 
B) Helping clients to develop new skills to replace those that have been lost as a result of tissue damage 
C) Providing therapy for concurrent depression,anxiety or anger problems 
D) All of the above

Question 9

Some neurological disorders are characterised by impairments in motor performance and coordination.This is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Apraxia 
B) Dyspraxia 
C) Anapraxia 
D) Amotoria

Question 10

Neurological disorders do not only generate deficits in basic cognitive functioning,they can also affect which two of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Disposition and attachment 
B) Personality and disposition 
C) Mood and personality

Question 11

Haemorrhaging in the brain is often the result of hypertension or high blood pressure,and is often due to:

Accepted Answer

A) An aneurysm 
B) A haemorrhage 
C) An infarction 
D) A cardiac arrest

Question 12

The changes that occur to the brain during Alzheimer's Disease appear to be structural and involve the development of:

Accepted Answer

A) Beta amyloid plaques 
B) Alpha betaloid plaques 
C) Beta blocker plaques 
D) Alpha beta plaques

Question 13

Deficits in executive functioning are revealed in everyday behaviour by examples of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Poor judgement 
B) Inappropriate behaviour 
C) Erratic mood swings 
D) All of the above

Question 14

In contrast to some of the long neurological tests,other tests have been developed to be quick and simple to implement and to provide a reasonably reliable indication of general level of impairment.One such test is the:

Accepted Answer

A) Mini-mental state examination (MMS
E)  
B) Mini-memory state examination (MMS
E)  
C) Short information processing assessment (SIP
A)  
D) Quick IQ test (QIQT)

Question 15

Parkinson's Disease occurs as a result of damage in the basal ganglia,particularly the region of the basal ganglia known as the _______:

Accepted Answer

A) Substantia nigra 
B) Substantia fibres 
C) Substantia plaques 
D) Substantia synapse

Question 16

Diagnosis is made difficult by the fact that the symptoms and deficits found in neurological disorders often closely resemble those of other psychopathologies.For example amnesia may also be symptom of which of the following psychopathologies?

Accepted Answer

A) Depression 
B) Generalised Anxiety Disorder 
C) Dissociative disorders 
D) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Question 17

One of the main neurodegenerative disorders has its main impact on emotional factors such as apathy and the ability to empathise with others.It is also characterized by a lack of insight into social conventions and an inability to regulate emotions.It is called _______________:

Accepted Answer

A) Parkinson's Disease 
B) Frontotemporal NCD 
C) Huntingdon's Disease 
D) None of the above

Question 18

The rehabilitation programme of visual scanning involves individuals completing which of the following tasks?

Accepted Answer

A) Manually track a red ball projected onto a wall 
B) To move the projected image of a wheelchair down a simulated 3-lane road while avoiding obstacles 
C) To read out coloured numbers projected on to a wall 
D) All of the above

Question 19

If the neurological condition is caused by a specific traumatic event (such as a head injury),the individual may be unable to recall anything from the moment of the injury or to retain memories of recent events.This is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Retrograde amnesia 
B) Post event amnesia 
C) Anterograde amnesia 
D) Antenatal amnesia

Exam 15: Neurocognitive Disorders