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