Question 1

Prolonged treatment with traditional antipsychotic medications can lead to a sudden, dramatic increase in positive symptoms of schizophrenia, a condition known as

Accepted Answer

A)  psychotomimeticry. 
B)  hypofrontality. 
C)  supersensitivity psychosis. 
D)  paralytic dementia.

Question 2

Which statement about cortical thinning and the development of schizophrenia is true?

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A)  Thinning of cortical gray matter is abnormal and only observed adolescents with schizophrenia. 
B)  Thinning of cortical gray matter is a normal part of adolescent brain development and when it doesn't occur there is an increased risk of an individual developing schizophrenia. 
C)  Although thinning of cortical gray matter is a normal part of adolescent brain development, in schizophrenia, gray matter is lost over smaller regions and at a slower pace. 
D)  Although thinning of cortical gray matter is a normal part of adolescent brain development, in schizophrenia, gray matter is lost over wider regions and at a faster pace.

Question 3

The concordance rate for depression disorders in identical twins is about _______ compared to _______ for fraternal twins.

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A)  15%; 5% 
B)  20%; 10% 
C)  30%; 15% 
D)  40%; 20%

Question 4

Some patients with posttraumatic stress disorder have anatomical anomalies of the

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A)  hippocampus. 
B)  basal ganglia. 
C)  olfactory pathways. 
D)  caudate nucleus.

Question 5

As related to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), differentiate obsessions from compulsions. List four obsessions and four compulsions seen in the disorder.

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Question 6

A person whose brother has schizophrenia has a _______% chance of developing the disease as well.

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A)  1 
B)  9 
C)  17 
D)  48

Question 7

Treatment with l-dopa to control the symptoms of Parkinson's disease has been associated with the development of

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A)  Tourette's syndrome. 
B)  euphoria. 
C)  panic attacks. 
D)  schizophrenia-like symptoms.

Question 8

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation has been promoted as a treatment for

Accepted Answer

A)  bipolar disorder. 
B)  posttraumatic stress disorder. 
C)  depression. 
D)  Tourette's syndrome.

Question 9

A treatment for depression that is about as effective as SSRI treatment is called

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive behavioral therapy. 
B)  dyskinesia. 
C)  phencyclidine treatment. 
D)  electroconvulsive shock therapy.

Question 10

As much as _______% of the adult population in the United States experiences psychiatric symptoms in the course of a year.

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A)  2 
B)  5 
C)  19 
D)  50

Question 11

OCD and Tourette's are often comorbid, and both disorders involve abnormalities of the _______.

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Question 12

What is a lobotomy? What was this surgery intended to treat? Was it effective? What types of treatments have replaced it?

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Question 13

Describe the drug inventions used to treat anxiety disorders and outline how they offer clues to the neurobiology of anxiety.

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Question 14

Stress during the developmental period when _______ takes place (between the ages of about 5 to 21 years of age) increases the likelihood of the schizophrenia in genetically susceptible people.

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Question 15

PET brain studies of schizophrenia have shown

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A)  low metabolic activity throughout the brain. 
B)  less metabolic activity in the posterior lobes than in the frontal lobes. 
C)  reduced metabolic activity in the frontal lobes relative to other brain regions. 
D)  metabolic overactivation in the right hemisphere.

Question 16

People with posttraumatic stress disorder exhibit a long-term reduction in

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A)  dopamine. 
B)  testosterone. 
C)  cortisol. 
D)  acetylcholine

Question 17

OCD and _______ are believed to be part of a spectrum of related disorders.

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A)  PTSD 
B)  schizophrenia 
C)  Tourette's syndrome 
D)  bipolar disorder

Question 18

Tricyclic antidepressants

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A)  inhibit the enzyme monoamine oxidase. 
B)  inhibit the reuptake of norepinephrine, serotonin, and/or dopamine. 
C)  block the active sites of three specific serotonin receptors. 
D)  block cholinergic synapses.

Question 19

Describe the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and summarize the research findings about the neurobiology of this disorder. What are the implications of the finding that OCD and Tourette's syndrome are often comorbid?

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Question 20

Describe the experiment using lithium that unexpectedly led to successful treatment of bipolar disorder.

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Exam 13: Psychopathology: The Biology of Behavioral Disorders