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Psychology (Biological Psychology) Quiz on Psychological Disorders, created by Katie Morbey on 28/03/2019.

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Psychological Disorders

Question 1 of 15

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All of the following are positive symptoms of schizophrenia except:

Select one of the following:

  • Social withdrawal

  • Auditory hallucinations

  • Disorganised speech

  • Visual hallucinations

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

1

The negative symptoms of schizophrenia:

Select one of the following:

  • Are best illustrated by delusions

  • Are likely to be caused by excessive brain dopamine activity

  • Represent the absence of behaviours that are usually present

  • Are best illustrated by poor abstract thinking

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

1

The positive symptoms of schizophrenia may be caused by:

Select one of the following:

  • An imbalance of norepinephrine in the brain

  • A single recessive gene

  • Excessive activity in forebrain dopamine circuits in the brain

  • Excessive activity in midbrain dopamine circuits in the brain

Explanation

Question 4 of 15

1

The fact that the odds of a child born to two parents, both of whom have schizophrenia, is less than 50% suggests that:

Select one of the following:

  • Schizophrenia is associated with infertility

  • Schizophrenia is not produced by a single gene

  • Schizophrenia is a metabolic disorder

  • Schizophrenia is produced by a single dominant gene

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

1

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 midbrain dopamine receptors (where a low number means a greater potency at blocking). Which would you choose for the treatment of schizophrenia?

Select one of the following:

  • Potency value = 0.1

  • Potency value = 0.3

  • Potency value = 1.0

  • Potency value = 5.0

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

1

Administration of high doses of which of the following drugs would be expected to produce the positive symptoms of schizophrenia:

Select one of the following:

  • L-DOPA

  • Methamphetamine

  • Cocaine

  • All of the above are correct

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

1

John has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and has shown improvement in positive symptoms while taking chlorpromazine (CPZ). John may be at risk of his positive symptoms returning if he:

Select one of the following:

  • Stops taking CPZ and takes cocaine at a party

  • Takes double his CPZ does per pay

  • Mixes alcohol with CPZ

  • Takes reserpine in addition to CPZ

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

1

The mesolimbic pathway projects from the ___________ to the __________:

Select one of the following:

  • Substantia nigra; caudate

  • Globus pallidus; ventral tegmental area

  • Ventral tegmental area; frontal cortex

  • Ventral tegmental area; nucleus accumbens and amygdala

Explanation

Question 9 of 15

1

Clozapine is referred to as an "atypical" antipsychotic drug because it:

Select one of the following:

  • Can reverse positive symptoms of schizophrenia without producing tardive dyskinesia

  • Is more potent at blocking D2 than D4 receptors

  • Effectively treat schizophrenia but also produces motor side effects

  • Does not have any effect on dopamine

Explanation

Question 10 of 15

1

The negative symptoms of schizophrenia may be related to:

Select one of the following:

  • Excessive birth weight

  • Mild brain damage

  • Overactivity of dopaminergic neurons

  • Having an older mother

Explanation

Question 11 of 15

1

Which of the following suggests that schizophrenia may be associated with atypical neuroanatomy:

Select one of the following:

  • The size of the lateral ventricles increases in people with schizophrenia

  • The size of the lateral ventricles decreases in people with schizophrenia

  • Older people, who have already lost substantial numbers of neurons, are more likely to develop schizophrenia than younger people

  • The neurological symptoms observed in schizophrenia are unique to schizophrenia

Explanation

Question 12 of 15

1

The major affective disorders are also known as:

Select one of the following:

  • Anxiety disorders

  • Schizoaffective disorders

  • Manic-depression disorders

  • Mood disorders

Explanation

Question 13 of 15

1

_______________ is/are NOT an effective treatment for unipolar depression

Select one of the following:

  • Drugs that block the reuptake of serotonin or norepinephrine

  • Good sleep hygiene

  • Lithium salts

  • Electroconvulsive therapy

Explanation

Question 14 of 15

1

The ability of fluoxetine (Prozac) to function as an effective treatment for _____________ is related to its capacity to ____________:

Select one of the following:

  • Delusions and hallucinations; block serotonin reuptake

  • Depression; block serotonin reuptake

  • Anxiety disorders; inhibit MAO

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder; release glycine

Explanation

Question 15 of 15

1

A person with ____________ allele(s) of the gene for the _____________ transporter is at risk for depression

Select one of the following:

  • A long and a short; dopamine

  • Two long; serotonin

  • Two short; serotonin

  • Two long; GABA

Explanation

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