Ch 15: Mood Disorders & Schizophrenia

Front 1

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

Back 1

True

Front 2

Depression is more common in men than women.

Back 2

False

Front 3

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

Back 3

True

Front 4

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors normally inhibit reuptake of serotonin.

Back 4

False

Front 5

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

Back 5

True

Front 6

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

Back 6

False; biopolar I disorder = heightened mania

Front 7

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

Back 7

True

Front 8

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

Back 8

False

Front 9

Schizophrenia is a one–gene disorder and a one–neurotransmitter disorder.

Back 9

False

Front 10

The differences between ordinary and major depression depend on:

Back 10

intensity and duration.

Front 11

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

Back 11

serotonin

Front 12

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

Back 12

relatives with early–onset depression

Front 13

SSRIs work similarly to:

Back 13

tricyclics

Front 14

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

Back 14

block the reuptake of only serotonin.

Front 15

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

Back 15

used to treat other mental illnesses.

Front 16

The cheapest and simplest antidepressant procedure is:

Back 16

regular nonstrenuous exercise.

Front 17

Someone with bipolar disorder alternates between:

Back 17

mania and depression.

Front 18

Lithium is most commonly prescribed for which disorder?

Back 18

bipolar disorder

Front 19

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

Back 19

winter

Front 20

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

Back 20

alternation between one personality and another

Front 21

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

Back 21

poor emotional expression.

Front 22

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

Back 22

20s

Front 23

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

Back 23

having an older than average father

Front 24

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

Back 24

Schizophrenia often results from a new microdeletion of part of a chromosome.

Front 25

Brain damage common to schizophrenia includes:

Back 25

larger than normal cerebral ventricles.

Front 26

According to the dopamine hypothesis, what causes schizophrenia?

Back 26

excessive activity at dopamine synapses

Front 27

An alternative to the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia is the proposal that schizophrenia may be due to a deficiency of activity of ________ synapses.

Back 27

glutamate

Front 28

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

Back 28

tardive dyskinesia.

Front 29

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

Back 29

atypical antipsychotics