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HPS775 (Week 08: Psychological disorders) Quiz on W8 Psychological disorders, created by wadey on 11/10/2014.
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Question 1

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A study found that depressed people showed an increased response to facial expressions of fear and a decreased response to happy expressions
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  • True
  • False

Question 2

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Depression is more common in men than women
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  • True
  • False

Question 3

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Most depressed people have decreased activity in the left and increased activity in the right prefrontal cortex
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  • True
  • False

Question 4

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Monoamine oxidase inhibitors normally inhibit reuptake of serotonin
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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Antidepressant drugs have effects at the synapse within hours, but may take weeks to change behaviour
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  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Bipolar II disorder is a more severe form of mania than bipolar I disorder
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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Generally speaking, dopamine and glutamate have opposite effects in the prefrontal cortex
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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Atypical antipsychotics are effective in treating only the positive symptoms of schizophrenia
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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Schizophrenia is a one-gene disorder and a one-neurotransmitter disorder
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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The differences between ordinary and major depression depend on:
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  • Intensity and duration
  • When they occur in one's lifespan
  • Geographic location and gender
  • Society and diet

Question 11

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On average, those with the short form of the _____ gene and a history of stressful experiences reported more than averages symptoms of depression
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  • Dopamine
  • Acetylcholine
  • Serotonin
  • Calcium

Question 12

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Which of the following MOST strongly increases your risk of depression?
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  • Relatives with late-onset depression
  • Relatives with early-onset depression
  • Spending time with a depressed person (regardless of being related)
  • Living in South America

Question 13

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SSRIs work similarly to:
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  • MAOIs
  • Tricyclics
  • Antabuse
  • L-Dopa

Question 14

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In contrast to tricyclics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs):
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  • Increase action potential velocity
  • Block reuptake of both catecholamines and serotonin
  • Block the reuptake of only serotonin
  • Act on the left hemisphere while tricyclics act on the right

Question 15

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When ECT proved to be ineffective for schizophrenia, it was:
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  • Used to enhance memory
  • Abandoned as a means of treatment for psychiatric disorders
  • Used to stimulate the immune system
  • Used to treat other mental illnesses

Question 16

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The cheapest and simplest antidepressant procedure is:
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  • Food deprivation
  • Sleep deprivation
  • Massage
  • Regular non-strenuous exercise

Question 17

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Someone with bipolar disorder alternates between:
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  • Mania and normal
  • Schizophrenia and normal
  • Depression and dementia
  • Mania and depression

Question 18

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Lithium is most commonly prescribed for which disorder?
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  • Endogenous depression
  • Seasonal affective disorder
  • Reactive depression
  • Bipolar disorder

Question 19

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People suffering from seasonal affective disorder are most likely to become depressed in the:
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  • Autumn
  • Days after any holiday
  • Winter
  • Spring

Question 20

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Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of schizophrenia?
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  • Delusions
  • Deterioration of everyday functioning
  • Impaired understanding of abstract concepts
  • Alternation between one personality and another

Question 21

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An example of a "negative symptom" of schizophrenia is:
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  • Poor emotional expression
  • Hallucinations
  • Delusions
  • Thought disorder

Question 22

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A first diagnosis of schizophrenia is usually made for a person in which age range?
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  • 20s
  • Preteens
  • 30s or 40s
  • 50s or beyond

Question 23

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Which of the following increases the probability that someone will develop schizophrenia?
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  • Having at least one older brother
  • Having an older than average father
  • Being the only child in the family
  • Having a mother who is older than the father

Question 24

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Concerning the genetics of schizophrenia, which of these currently seems most likely?
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  • Most cases are due to a single gene, but researchers have not found that gene
  • Most cases can be traced to a single gene, which has been identified
  • Schizophrenia requires a combination of two uncommon genes
  • Schizophrenia often results from a new micro deletion of part of a chromosome

Question 25

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Brain damage common to schizophrenia includes:
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  • Proliferation of glial cells
  • Larger than normal cerebral ventricles
  • Loss of axons between the substantial nigra and the basal ganglia
  • Heavier forebrain

Question 26

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According to the dopamine hypothesis, what causes schizophrenia?
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  • Deficient activity at dopamine synapses
  • Excessive activity at dopamine synapses
  • An unusual point of origin for dopamine fibres in the brain
  • An unusual course and destination of dopamine fibres in the brain

Question 27

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An alternative to the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia is the proposal that schizophrenia may be due to a deficiency of activity of _____ synapses.
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  • Glutamate
  • Serotonin
  • Substance P
  • Acetylcholine

Question 28

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A serious side effect that develops in some people after prolonged use of neuroleptic drugs is:
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  • Attention deficit disorder
  • Tardive dyskinesia
  • Saccadic eye movements
  • Seasonal affective disorder

Question 29

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What kind of drug alleviates schizophrenia with little risk of producing tardive dyskinesia
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  • Atypical antipsychotics
  • Neuroleptics
  • Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
  • Lithium

Question 30

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The difference between ordinary and major depression depends on:
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  • When they occur in one's lifetime
  • Intensity and duration
  • Geographic location and gender
  • Society and diet

Question 31

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Which of the following is NOT characteristic of depression?
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  • Impulsiveness
  • Sleep disorders
  • Inactivity
  • Suicidal tendencies

Question 32

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Major depression is diagnosed about _____ in women as in men
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  • Four times as often
  • The same
  • Three times as often
  • Twice as often

Question 33

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Which of the following is true of depression?
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  • A single gene has been identified that causes depression
  • Men are more likely to be depressed than women
  • The influence of traumatic events during young adulthood depends on particular genes for serotonin
  • Female hormone levels are strongly correlated with depression

Question 34

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Most depressed people show _____ activity in the _____ prefrontal cortex
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  • Increased ; left
  • Decreased; left
  • Decreased; right
  • Increased; right and left

Question 35

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Tricyclic drugs work by:
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  • Blocking the release of catecholamines
  • Preventing the presynaptic cell from reabsorbing catecholamines
  • Directly stimulating the postsynaptic cell's catecholamines receptors
  • Increasing the rate of synthesis of catecholamines

Question 36

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Which category of antidepressant drug operates by blocking the enzyme that metabolises catecholamines and serotonins into inactive forms?
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  • Tricyclics
  • MAOIs
  • Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
  • Atypical antidepressants

Question 37

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Electroconvulsive shock therapy is sometimes recommended for patients with strong suicidal tendencies because it:
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  • Produces its benefits faster
  • Does not impair memory
  • Produces permanent, not temporary relief
  • Is based on a theory, not just trial and error disoceries

Question 38

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People with unipolar disorder are characterised by:
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  • Obsessions and compulsions
  • Varying between depression and mania
  • Varying between depression and a normal mood
  • Chemical imbalances in one half of their brain

Question 39

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Someone with bipolar disorder alternates between:
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  • Schizophrenia and normal
  • Mania and normal
  • Depression and dementia
  • Mania and depression

Question 40

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Lithium is most commonly prescribed for which disorder
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  • Seasonal affective disorder
  • Endogenous depression
  • Reactive depression
  • Bipolar disorder

Question 41

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Someone with deterioration of everyday functioning and hallucinations or delusions or thought disorders would likely to be classified as having which disorder?
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  • Schizophrenia
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Attention deficit disorder
  • Klinefelter's syndrome

Question 42

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Acute schizophrenia has
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  • Slow onset and a long-term course
  • Sudden onset and good prospects for recovery
  • Alternation between positive and negative symptoms
  • A mixture of positive and negative symptoms simultaneously

Question 43

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A schizophrenic patient whose main symptoms are lack of emotional expression, lack of social interaction, and lack of speech is suffering from:
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  • Positive symptoms
  • Negative symptoms
  • Thought disorders
  • Delusions

Question 44

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Cell bodies in the brains of people with schizophrenia are especially smaller than normal in the:
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  • Hippocampus and hypothalamus
  • Thalamus and hypothalamus
  • Hippocampus and prefrontal cortex
  • Medulla and pons

Question 45

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Why is blocking dopamine synapses to relieve schizophrenic symptoms not a strong clue about the underlying problem?
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  • It only works for about 10-15% of all patients
  • It takes 2-3 weeks to affect a behavioural change
  • It only works for about 2-3 weeks
  • People with schizophrenia produce too much dopamine

Question 46

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Imipramine operates by blocking the reuptake of catecholamines and serotonin by presynaptic terminals. This drug will be classified as a/an:
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  • a. Monoamine oxidase inhibitor
  • b. Selective serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
  • c. Tricyclic
  • d. Benzodiazepine

Question 47

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Nardil operates by blocking the enzyme that metabolizes catecholamines and serotonin into inactive forms. This drug will be classified as a/an:
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  • a. Monoamine oxidase inhibitor
  • b. Selective serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
  • c. Tricyclic
  • d. Benzodiazepine

Question 48

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Prozac operates by blocking the reuptake of serotonin. This drug will be classified as a/an:
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  • a. Monoamine oxidase inhibitor
  • b. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
  • c. Tricyclic
  • d. Benzodiazepine

Question 49

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Sam is suffering from periods of restless activity, excitement, laughter, self-confidence, rambling speech and loss of inhibitions; which alternate with periods of depression.
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  • Schizophrenia
  • Depression
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Anxiety

Question 50

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People with full-blown episodes of mania are said to have:
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  • a. Bipolar II
  • b. Bipolar I
  • c. Hypomania
  • d. ADHD
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