W8 Psychological disorders

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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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Depression is more common in men than women

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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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Monoamine oxidase inhibitors normally inhibit reuptake of serotonin

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

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

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

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

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Schizophrenia is a one-gene disorder and a one-neurotransmitter disorder

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The differences between ordinary and major depression depend on:

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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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Which of the following MOST strongly increases your risk of depression?

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SSRIs work similarly to:

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In contrast to tricyclics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs):

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When ECT proved to be ineffective for schizophrenia, it was:

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The cheapest and simplest antidepressant procedure is:

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Someone with bipolar disorder alternates between:

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Lithium is most commonly prescribed for which disorder?

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People suffering from seasonal affective disorder are most likely to become depressed in the:

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Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of schizophrenia?

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An example of a "negative symptom" of schizophrenia is:

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A first diagnosis of schizophrenia is usually made for a person in which age range?

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Which of the following increases the probability that someone will develop schizophrenia?

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Concerning the genetics of schizophrenia, which of these currently seems most likely?

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Brain damage common to schizophrenia includes:

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According to the dopamine hypothesis, what causes schizophrenia?

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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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A serious side effect that develops in some people after prolonged use of neuroleptic drugs is:

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What kind of drug alleviates schizophrenia with little risk of producing tardive dyskinesia

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The difference between ordinary and major depression depends on:

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Which of the following is NOT characteristic of depression?

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Major depression is diagnosed about _____ in women as in men

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Which of the following is true of depression?

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Most depressed people show _ activity in the _ prefrontal cortex

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Tricyclic drugs work by:

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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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Electroconvulsive shock therapy is sometimes recommended for patients with strong suicidal tendencies because it:

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People with unipolar disorder are characterised by:

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Someone with bipolar disorder alternates between:

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Lithium is most commonly prescribed for which disorder

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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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Acute schizophrenia has

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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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Cell bodies in the brains of people with schizophrenia are especially smaller than normal in the:

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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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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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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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Prozac operates by blocking the reuptake of serotonin. This drug will be classified as a/an:

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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.

(Week 08: Psychological disorders) HPS775 Test sobre W8 Psychological disorders, creado por wadey el 11/10/2014.

W8 Psychological disorders

W8 Psychological disorders

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

Depression is more common in men than women

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

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors normally inhibit reuptake of serotonin

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

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

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

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

Schizophrenia is a one-gene disorder and a one-neurotransmitter disorder

The differences between ordinary and major depression depend on:

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

Which of the following MOST strongly increases your risk of depression?

SSRIs work similarly to:

In contrast to tricyclics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs):

When ECT proved to be ineffective for schizophrenia, it was:

The cheapest and simplest antidepressant procedure is:

Someone with bipolar disorder alternates between:

Lithium is most commonly prescribed for which disorder?

People suffering from seasonal affective disorder are most likely to become depressed in the:

Most depressed people show _ activity in the _ prefrontal cortex