Question 1

Psychopharmacology involves the study of how

Accepted Answer

A)   diseases influence psychological well-being.
B)   exercise alleviates depression.
C)   drugs affect mind and behavior.
D)   psychosurgery and ECT influence emotions. C

Question 2

It has been suggested that the effectiveness of ________ results from energizing the left frontal lobe of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)   a lobotomy
B)   rTMS
C)   Xanax
D)   tardive dyskinesia B

Question 3

Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from electroconvulsive therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mark,who feels so depressed that he recently tried to commit suicide
B)   Mary,who suffers from amnesia and has lost her sense of identity
C)   Jim,who experiences visual hallucinations and suffers from a delusion that enemy spies are following him
D)   Luke,who suffers from a compulsion to wash his hands at least once every 15 minutes A

Question 4

Edith,a 45-year-old journalist,alternates between extreme sadness and lethargy and extreme euphoria and overactivity.The drug most likely to prove beneficial to her is

Accepted Answer

A)   lithium.
B)   Xanax.
C)   Zoloft.
D)   Thorazine.

Question 5

Some antipsychotic drugs work to diminish psychotic symptoms by blocking the activity of ________.They do this by occupying this neurotransmitter's ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   dopamine;axons
B)   serotonin;receptor sites
C)   dopamine;receptor sites
D)   serotonin;axons

Question 6

Helen Mayberg and her colleagues have used ________ to manipulate activity in a neural hub that bridges the frontal lobes and limbic system.

Accepted Answer

A)   psychosurgery
B)   antipsychotic drugs
C)   deep-brain stimulation
D)   neurogenesis

Question 7

With transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS),the therapist administers ________ of electricity to the scalp of a depressed person.

Accepted Answer

A)   700-800 milliamps
B)   50-60 milliamps
C)   1-2 milliamps
D)   10-20 milliamps

Question 8

Which treatment procedure involves the application of repeated pulses of magnetic energy to the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)   rTMS
B)   psychosurgery
C)   long-term potentiation
D)   the double-blind procedure

Question 9

Compared with first-generation antipsychotic drugs such as chlorpromazine,newer-generation antipsychotic drugs such as risperidone and olanzapine have ________ side effects and work best for those with ________ symptoms of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A)   no;mild
B)   no;severe
C)   fewer;mild
D)   fewer;severe

Question 10

Most combat-stressed veterans do not later exhibit posttraumatic stress disorder.This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   resistance.
B)   resilience.
C)   withdrawal.
D)   tardive dyskinesia.

Question 11

Engaging in which of the following increases fitness and vitality and stimulates endorphins and can even rival the effectiveness of antidepressant drugs?

Accepted Answer

A)   sleeping 7 to 8 hours each night
B)   sleeping 9 to 10 hours each night
C)   aerobic exercise for 30 minutes a day,at least three times a week.
D)   aerobic exercise for 60 minutes a day,seven days a week

Question 12

Aerobic exercise,adequate sleep,light exposure,and social engagement are important components of

Accepted Answer

A)   psychopharmacology.
B)   neurostimulation therapy.
C)   natural recovery.
D)   therapeutic lifestyle change.

Question 13

The use of antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   biomedical therapy.
B)   behavior therapy.
C)   psychodynamic therapy.
D)   cognitive therapy.

Question 14

Sluggishness,tremors,and twitches similar to those of Parkinson's disease are most likely to be associated with the excessive use of certain ________ drugs.

Accepted Answer

A)   antidepressant
B)   antipsychotic
C)   mood-stabilizing
D)   antianxiety

Question 15

Identify some of the factors associated with today's decreased mental health.Describe what measures associated with preventive mental health could do to reduce the impact of those factors?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify some of the factors associated with...

Question 16

Lithium reduces the risk of ________ among people with bipolar disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)   obesity
B)   suicide
C)   lobotomy
D)   tardive dyskinesia

Question 17

Dr.Volz is a researcher who wants to distinguish between the direct effects of a new antianxiety medication and effects arising from expectations of the drug's effectiveness.Dr.Volz is most likely to use a method known as

Accepted Answer

A)   the double-blind procedure.
B)   neurogenesis.
C)   rTMS.
D)   ECT.

Question 18

More than 9 in 10 New Yorkers,although stunned and grief-stricken by the 9/11 terrorist attack,did not have a dysfunctional stress reaction.This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   systematic desensitization.
B)   tardive dyskinesia.
C)   resistance.
D)   resilience.

Question 19

The biomedical treatment most widely used today is

Accepted Answer

A)   electroconvulsive therapy.
B)   psychosurgery.
C)   drug therapy.
D)   rTMS.

Question 20

SSRIs work by

Accepted Answer

A)   speeding recovery from delusions and hallucinations.
B)   slowing the normal reabsorption of excess serotonin from synapses.
C)   successfully leveling the emotional highs and lows of bipolar disorder.
D)   stimulating the release of norepinephrine into the bloodstream.

Exam 55: Social Thinking