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Question #1
To be considered a major depressive disorder, symptoms must
A.
NOT involve anhedonia.
B.
last less than 2 weeks.
C.
involve a suicide attempt.
D.
be triggered by an obvious traumatic event.
E.
last more than 2 weeks.
Question #2
Simple partial seizures are
A.
focal seizures whose symptoms are primarily sensory or motor.
B.
Jacksonian.
C.
none of these
D.
often characterized by the systematic spread of motor symptoms through the body.
E.
all of these
Question #3
Multiple sclerosis
A.
occurs at a very high rate in Africans and East Asians.
B.
is most common in very warm climates.
C.
all of these
D.
is usually the result of a dominant gene.
E.
is associated with damage to the myelin of the CNS.
Question #4
"Stroke" commonly refers to
A.
cerebral attacks.
B.
closed-head injuries of sudden onset.
C.
brain infarcts.
D.
cancerous brain tumors of sudden onset.
E.
cerebrovascular disorders of sudden onset.
Question #5
The external reproductive organs of males and females develop
A.
from different tissue.
B.
under estrogenic control.
C.
from the same bipotential tissue.
D.
under environmental control.
E.
under direct genetic control.
Question #6
The cortices of the primordial gonads may develop into
A.
ovaries.
B.
testes.
C.
the female sex ducts.
D.
the Wolffian system.
E.
the frenulum.
Question #7
Kapur (1997) studied the effects of brain damage on doctors and scientists. He concluded that
A.
their cognitive deficits were greater because they had more to lose.
B.
scientists recover more than doctors.
C.
their cognitive reserve allowed them to compensate for their cognitive deficits by accomplishing cognitive tasks in alternative ways, even though they did not recover lost functions.
D.
they displayed a remarkable degree of recovery of lost cognitive functions.
E.
doctors recover more than scientists.
Question #8
Huntington's disease is associated with
A.
increased fidgetiness.
B.
all of these
C.
severe dementia.
D.
jerky, writhing movements of entire limbs.
Question #9
The clinical effectiveness of typical antipsychotic drugs is positively correlated with the degree to which they bind to
A.
dopamine.
B.
glutamate receptors.
C.
autoreceptors.
D.
D2 receptors.
E.
D1 receptors.
Question #10
Which of the following statements is NOT true? Testosterone replacement injections administered to adult orchidectomized males usually
A.
eliminate their sterility.
B.
increase their sex drive.
C.
increase their muscularity.
D.
enable them to achieve an erection.
E.
render them potent.
Question #11
Which of the following is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
A.
incoherent speech or thought
B.
hallucinations
C.
inappropriate affect
D.
delusions
E.
all of these
Question #12
Cerebral ischemia is a disruption of the supply of __________ to the __________.
A.
neurotransmitters; brain
B.
blood; brain
C.
air; body
D.
blood; heart
E.
glutamate; brain
Question #13
The monoamine theory of depression is based on the fact that
A.
depressed people have high levels of monoamines.
B.
most drugs used to treat depression are monoamine antagonists.
C.
depressed people have low levels of monoamines.
D.
most drugs used to treat depression are monoamine agonists.
Question #14
Generally speaking, feminization of the body at puberty
A.
can be blocked by hormones but is not stimulated by them.
B.
occurs automatically unless testosterone is present.
C.
is stimulated by a high ratio of androgens to estrogens.
D.
occurs automatically even if testosterone is present in large amounts.
E.
is stimulated by a high ratio of estrogens to androgens.
Question #15
Evidence that environmental factors play a role in the etiology of schizophrenia is that the concordance rate for monozygotic twins is
A.
more than for dizygotic twins.
B.
much less than 100%.
C.
much more than 50%.
D.
greater for males than for females.
E.
greater among cocaine users.
Question #16
Sry protein triggers the development of the medullas of the primordial gonads into
A.
ovaries.
B.
testes.
C.
the penis.
D.
a Wolffian system.
E.
a Müllerian system.
Question #17
Genetic males with androgenic insensitivity syndrome have
A.
internalized testes.
B.
shallow vaginas.
C.
little public hair.
D.
breasts.
E.
all of these
Question #18
Brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) has been of particular interest to researchers because
A.
BDNF is localized in the prefrontal lobes.
B.
regeneration is not possible without it.
C.
treatments that improve depression increase BDNF.
D.
women have twice as much as men.
E.
it plays an important role in mental health.
Question #19
A disorder of psychological function sufficiently severe to require treatment by a psychiatrist is called a __________ disorder.
A.
degenerative
B.
neurochemical
C.
neuropsychological
D.
psychiatric
E.
neurobehavioral
Question #20
The early stages of Alzheimer's disease are often characterized by
A.
seizures.
B.
all of these
C.
a selective decline in memory.
D.
disturbances of attention.
E.
changes in personality.
Question #21
In a follow-up study of Money's famous case study of ablatio penis, it was revealed that the patient had
A.
suspected he was a boy from the second grade on.
B.
acted like a male from an early age.
C.
requested mastectomy and phalloplasty.
D.
all of these
E.
refused to wear a bra.
Question #22
Which of the following suggested that the amygdala plays an important role in human sexual behavior?
A.
Kluver-Bucy syndrome
B.
sexual dimorphism
C.
estrous cycle
D.
John Money
E.
anabolic steroids
Question #23
Several clinical case studies have found that Parkinson's patients improve following transplants of __________ cells, but the treatment remains controversial.
A.
fetal adrenal medulla
B.
their own striatal
C.
fetal substantia nigra
D.
their own substantia nigra
E.
adrenal cortex
Question #24
Most prevalent of all psychiatric disorders are the __________ disorders.
A.
phobic
B.
depressive
C.
bipolar
D.
anxiety
E.
schizophrenia spectrum
Question #25
All of the sex steroids that are released by the gonads are also released by the
A.
anterior pituitary.
B.
adrenal cortex.
C.
sweat glands.
D.
adrenal medulla.
E.
pituitary.
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