Question 1

When Karla sees her doctor,she tells him the tale of how they met in high school.Even though the story is false,Karla believes it is true.She also cannot form new memories.Karla probably ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  has Broca's aphasia 
B)  has a headache 
C)  is an alcoholic 
D)  suffers from Alzheimer's disease

Question 2

Delirium can be caused by a number of factors.The least likely of these is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  poisoning 
B)  a side effect of medication 
C)  severe anxiety 
D)  an infection that has reached the bloodstream

Question 3

Rosie is paralyzed on one side of her body but does not seem to be aware of it.The most likely explanation of her condition is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the ego defense mechanism denial 
B)  a true lack of awareness 
C)  a stress-coping tendency 
D)  a retrospective bias

Question 4

Mohammed is making a lot of semantic paraphasias but very few phonemic ones.Most likely he has ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Korsakoff's psychosis 
B)  alexia without agraphia 
C)  Broca's aphasia 
D)  Wernicke's aphasia

Question 5

Research has found that foods high in _____ may help delay Alzheimer's disease.

Accepted Answer

A)  antioxidants 
B)  estrogen 
C)  calcium 
D)  potassium

Question 6

Despite the popular view of his time,Franz Gall,an anatomist,asserted that the brain operated based on ____.Though his claim was actually correct,Gall was virtually dismissed because of his approach to understanding personality,known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  neural networks; ego analysis 
B)  localization of function; ego analysis 
C)  neural networks; phrenology 
D)  localization of function; phrenology

Question 7

Anna's ability to communicate has become impaired after a stroke.With this information only,you can conclude that she ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  could only have aphasia 
B)  could only have aprosodia 
C)  may have either aphasia or aprosodia 
D)  has neither aphasia nor aprosodia

Question 8

Ms.Ellison recently had a cerebrovascular accident.As a result,she now displays language problems,such as agrammatism and phonemic paraphasias.The stroke appears to have damaged her ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  upper parietal lobe 
B)  upper occipital lobe 
C)  Broca's area 
D)  Wernicke's area

Question 9

Kareena has hemiparesis.From this information,you know that she has ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  had a cerebrovascular accident 
B)  weakness on one side of her body 
C)  anosognosia 
D)  left-sided brain damage

Question 10

A patient comes to a doctor's office complaining of memory difficulty.List three possible reasons for the patient's memory problem.Compare and contrast the possibilities you choose.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A patient comes to a doctor's office...

Question 11

The stimulus study by Bisiach was able to demonstrate that in patients with hemineglect ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  language brain areas are located on the left side of the brain 
B)  the deficits cannot be explained as being due to sensory losses 
C)  the affected individuals are left-handed 
D)  people can make learned skilled movements, but in the wrong sequences

Question 12

All that you know about Alejandra is she has a perceptual disturbance that is affecting her "where" visual perception system.This damage can result in the experience of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  visual agnosia 
B)  receptive aprosodia 
C)  simultanagnosia 
D)  Korsakoff's syndrome

Question 13

Nigel is undergoing the Wada test.Suddenly,he becomes weak on the left side of his body.This means that he ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  has suffered a cerebrovascular accident 
B)  will have a long recovery ahead of him 
C)  is likely to show aphasia 
D)  will probably experience anosognosia

Question 14

Fritzie was having problems talking.Gradually but progressively over the past year,it became harder and harder for her to get her words out.Her memory remained quite good,though,despite her language impairment.Most likely,Fritzie has ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  frontotemporal degeneration 
B)  had a cerebrovascular accident 
C)  Alzheimer's disease. 
D)  mild cognitive impairment

Question 15

Hank has a brain problem that has gradually developed during the past three years.Hank most likely ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  has a neurodegenerative disease 
B)  sustained traumatic brain injury 
C)  had a cerebrovascular accident 
D)  suffers from delirium

Question 16

Marta studies patients who have hemiparesis.She believes that a person's coping strategy can predict how likely they are to deny their paralysis.She asks family members of each patient to recall how the person dealt with stress prior to the onset of hemiparesis.One problem with this approach is the potential for ____ when the family is asked to recall information about coping and denial.

Accepted Answer

A)  inattentional blindness 
B)  motivated forgetting 
C)  decay 
D)  retrospective bias

Question 17

Jessica has recently graduated and found a job as a clinical neuropsychologist.In this career field,she ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  will primarily be a research scientist 
B)  must have a medical degree (M.D.) to practice 
C)  mainly examines people with emotional disorders 
D)  will most likely work in a medical setting

Question 18

Bethany is learning about disconnection syndrome.Though she's seen the word syndrome many times,she never really knew what it meant.After reading more,she now understands that it refers to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a reduction in or loss of consciousness 
B)  an illness with either few or very mild consequences 
C)  a pattern of symptoms 
D)  damage to a specific brain region

Question 19

Stewie cannot understand the meaning of other people's tones of voice.When Brian sarcastically says,"Yeah,way to go,wise guy," Stewie does not pick up on his tone and takes his statement literally.Stewie most likely has ____ aprosodia.

Accepted Answer

A)  receptive 
B)  expressive 
C)  ideational 
D)  ideomotor

Question 20

After a brain surgery in 1950 to stop epileptic seizures,Barbara was no longer able to form new memories.If you asked Barbara what she thought about the Internet,she would ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  be able to write her thoughts but not verbalize them 
B)  be able to verbalize her thoughts but not write them 
C)  speak haltingly in short sentences 
D)  not understand what the word Internet meant

Exam 18: Neuropsychology