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The major components of an emotional response include:
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The autonomic component of an emotional response functions to
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Mobilise energy for vigorous movement
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Restore physiological balance after an emotional experience
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Promote digestion of nutrients
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Facilitate healing of damaged tissue
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The neural systems that comprise fear are integrated by neurons within the
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Activation of the ____________ nucleus of the ___________ elicits an emotional response:
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Lateral; amygdala
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Central; amygdala
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Medial; hypothalamus
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Central; hypothalamus
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The expression of an emotional response is inhibited by input from the:
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Elevated levels of which neurotransmitter inhibits aggression:
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Glutamate
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GABA
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Dopamine
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Serotonin
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Which drug would be expected to inhibit aggression:
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Haloperidol
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Cocaine
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Fluoxetine (Prozac)
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Amphetamine
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A human male who has a long record of assault, arson and murder, would be expected to show __________ levels of ___________ in his cerebrospinal fluid:
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elevated; 5-HIAA
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reduced; 5-HIAA
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elevated; GABA
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reduced; GABA
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Phineas Gage, who was injured when a steel rod was accidentally driven through his skull, exhibited impulsive, emotional behavior as a result of widespread damage to his:
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Which of the following is an example of a moral dilemma:
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Changing the ingredients of a recipe
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Throwing another person onto a grenade to save many others
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Walking away from a fight
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Watching someone else throw another person onto a grenade to save many others
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A combination of inadequate activation of the ___________ and enhanced activation of the ____________ may result in excessive anger that results in harm to other people:
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Prefrontal cortex; hypothalamus
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Prefrontal cortex; amygdala
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Amygdala; prefrontal cortex
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Hypothalamus; prefrontal cortex
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The proposition that facial expressions of emotion are innate is supported by the observation that:
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The same facial expression for an emotion is observed in all cultures
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Blind children show different facial emotional expressions that sighted children
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Some facial expressions are only expressed in adulthood
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Facial expression of emotion change over time in a culture
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The ability to recognise negative emotions expressed by others is most likely to be impaired after damage to:
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Right hemisphere
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Somatosensory Cortex
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Cerebellum
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Basal ganglia
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According to the James-Lange theory, feelings of emotion are:
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Culturally determined responses to stimuli
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Produced by feedback from the behaviours and physiological responses caused by emotion-producing situations
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Dependent upon the genetic makeup of an individual
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Produced by activity within the thalamus in response to sensory cues
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Which of the following is true of the sex chromosomes?
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Factors coded on the Y chromosome control the development of the male sex glands
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The Y chromosome contains the blueprint for the female foetus
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The sex chromosomes are the largest among the 23 pairs
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The mother donates her Y chromosome to form a male foetus
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_____________________ exert(s) a defeminising action during prenatal development:
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Testosterone
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Anti-Müllerian hormone
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Estradiol
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Androgens
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The size of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis is an indicator of
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Prenatal androgenisation
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Sexual orientation
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Ambivalent sexuality
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Gender identity
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The key factor that determines whether the undifferentiated gonads develop into testes is:
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The SRY gene located on the Y chromosome
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The secretion of testosterone from the adrenal glands
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The SRY gene located on the X chromosome
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The secretion of androgens from the gonads
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Chemical located on the tongue that detects sugar
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Chemical that is released by one animal that affects the behaviour of another animal
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Type of enzyme that deactivates cyclic nucleotides
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Chemical that is released in the body that affects the behaviour of the individual that released it
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Which of the following is true of pheromone action in humans
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Menstrual cycles are delayed by exposure to human sweat
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Women are attracted to the underarm sweat from men
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Men prefer the smell of t-shirts worn by women during their fertile phase
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Men and women show decreased sexual behaviour after exposure to pheromones
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A hormone that promotes the prenatal development of the Woffian system is said to have a(n):
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Defeminising effect
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Activational effect
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Masculinising effect
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Feminising effect
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The prenatal development of the internal reproductive structures of the female:
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Requires the suppression of the Müllerian system by the anti- Müllerian hormone
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Requires secretion of estradiol by the pituitary gland
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Is caused by secretion of progesterone
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Requires no hormone
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The genetic sex of a foetus is determined by:
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The hormones released by the pituitary gland during foetal development
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A single gene on the X chromosome
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The gonads
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The sex chromosome inherited from the father
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The key event that starts sexual maturation at the onset of puberty is that:
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The ovaries and testes release gonadotropic hormones
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Estradiol and testosterone are released from the hypothalamus
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The hypothalamus secretes gonadotropin-releasing hormones
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LH and FSH are released from the hypothalamus
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Which of the following is known to speed up the onset of female puberty:
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An increased prevalence of homosexuality/bisexuality is noted in:
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Women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
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Women with Turner’s Syndrome
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Men born during the late winter months to stressed mothers
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Men born with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
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The key effect of luteinising hormone (LH) is to:
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A human female is more likely to initiate sexual activity with her partner:
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Just prior to menstruation
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When estradiol levels are lowest
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Just after a surge of testosterone from her adrenal glands
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At a point in the menstrual cycle when estradiol levels are highest
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The ________________ would not be considered a human sex organ:
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Ovaries
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Adrenal gland
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Testes
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External genitalia
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The various stages of sleep are easily distinguished by:
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Visible changes in respiration
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Changes in motor movements
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Changes in the electrical activity of the brain
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The quality and quantity of dreams
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The transition between wakefulness and sleep is marked by the appearance of which type of EEG waves:
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You are watching the EEG of a person whose output contains 85% delta wave activity. Your best guess is that this person is:
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Typically, humans show which pattern of blood flow and cognitive activity
during REM sleep:
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Cortical blood flow is reduced during REM sleep as blood is shunted to the genitals
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Cerebral blood flow is low in the primary visual cortex
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Cerebral blood flow is high in the visual association cortex and low in the prefrontal cortex
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Cerebral blood flow is high in the prefrontal cortex
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It may be inappropriate to treat insomnia with benzodiazepines because:
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Medication withdrawal symptoms can result in increased insomnia
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Sleeping medication may lead to daytime hangovers
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People with insomnia may be underestimating the amount of time they actually sleep
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All of the above are correct
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Nightmares that are particularly terrifying occur during:
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Stage 1 sleep
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Stage 2 sleep
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Stage 4 sleep
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REM sleep
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The first day in a new job that is cognitively demanding and which involves the development of new skills, would be expected to:
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Produce insomnia
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Reduce the amplitude of delta activity in the frontal lobes
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Increase the need for REM sleep
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Increase the amount of time spent that night spent in slow-wave sleep
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A build up of carbon dioxide in the blood is characteristic of the sleep disorder known as:
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Narcolepsy
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Sleep apnoea (apnea)
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Somnambulism
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Pavor nocturnus
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A person who exhibits sudden paralysis may be suffering from:
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Somnambulism
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A sleep attack
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Hynagogic hallucinations
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An episode of cataplexy
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Can be treated by using sleep-inducing drugs
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Is caused by an absence of orexin in most people with narcolepsy
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Involves the intrusion of slow-wave sleep components into the awake state
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Is caused by an absence of dopamine in most people with narcolepsy
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The occurrence of SLEEP ATTACKS in narcolepsy can be alleviated by drugs that:
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Impair the release of orexin in the brain
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Block hypocretin 2 receptors in the hypothalamus
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Act as catecholamine agonists
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Alleviated the symptoms of depression
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Weight gain is a common outcome for a person suffering from:
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The primary function of slow-wave sleep is to:
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Research has suggested that ___________ sleep is important for ___________ memory:
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Prolonged sleep deprivation in humans results in:
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All of the following are positive symptoms of schizophrenia EXCEPT:
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Social withdrawal
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Auditory hallucinations
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Thought disorder
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Visual hallucinations
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The negative symptoms of schizophrenia:
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Are best illustrated by delusions
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Are likely to be caused by excessive brain dopamine activity
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Represent the absence of typical behaviours
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Are best illustrated by hallucinations
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The positive symptoms of schizophrenia may be caused by:
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An imbalance of norepinephrine in the brain
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A single recessive gene
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A degenerative disorder of the brain
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Excessive activity in dopamine circuits in the brain
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The fact that the odds of a child born to two parents, both of whom have schizophrenia, is less than 50% suggests that:
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Schizophrenia is associated with infertility
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Schizophrenia is not produced by a single gene
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Schizophrenia is a metabolic disorder
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Schizophrenia is produced by a single dominant gene
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Imagine that you have been handed a list of drugs and that beside each drug
name is a number that represents the potency of that drug for blocking
subcortical dopamine receptors (where a low number means a greater potency
at blocking). Which would you choose for the treatment of schizophrenia?
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Potency value =0.1
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Potency value =0.3
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Potency value =1.0
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Potency value =5.0
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Administration of high doses of which of the following drugs would be
expected to produce the positive symptoms of schizophrenia:
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John has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and has shown improvement in
positive symptoms while taking chlorpromazine (CPZ). You would expect his
positive symptoms to return if John:
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Stops taking CPZ and takes cocaine at a party
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Takes double his CPZ does per day
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Mixes alcohol with CPZ
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Takes reserpine in addition to CPZ
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The mesolimbic pathway projects from the ___________ to the __________:
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Substantia nigra; caudate
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Globus pallidus; ventral tegmental area
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Ventral tegmental area; frontal cortex
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Ventral tegmental area; nucleus accumbens and amygdala
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Clozapine is referred to as an “atypical” antipsychotic drug because it:
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Can reverse symptoms of schizophrenia without producing
tardive dyskinesia
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Is more potent at blocking D2 than D4 receptors
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Effectively treats schizophrenia but also produces motor side effects
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Does not have any effect on dopamine
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The negative symptoms of schizophrenia may be related to:
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Which of the following supports the contention that schizophrenia is associated with brain damage:
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The size of the lateral ventricles increases in people with
schizophrenia
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The size of the lateral ventricles decreases in people with
schizophrenia
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Older people, who have already lost substantial numbers of neurons, are more likely to develop schizophrenia than younger people
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The neurological symptoms observed in schizophrenia are unique to schizophrenia
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The major affective disorders are also known as:
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_______________is/are NOT an effective treatment for unipolar depression:
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The ability of fluoxetine (Prozac) to function as an effective treatment for
_____________ is related to its capacity to ____________:
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Delusions and hallucinations; block serotonin reuptake
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Depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder; block serotonin
reuptake
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Anxiety disorders; inhibit MAO
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder; release glycine
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A person with ____________ allele(s) of the gene for the _____________ transporter
is at risk for depression: