aallen142Which of the following disorders is characterized by aggression and…Which of the following disorders is characterized by aggression and hostility to others without a clear motive?
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PTSD
borderline personality disorder
generalized anxiety disorder
OCD
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What treatment is best for someone with OCD?
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MAOA gene replacement
Exposure and response prevention
SSRIs
Benzodiazepines
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It is suspected that a deficit in ______ is a cause of anxiety disorders.
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GABA receptors
benzodiazepine receptors
glutamate receptors
serotonin autoreceptors
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Which of the following drugs is particularly INEFFECTIVE in treating PTSD?
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Ketamine
SSRI
Benzodiazepines
Lithium
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The most effective pharmacological treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder is/are ______.
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benzodiazepines
lithium
SSRIs
drugs that increase glutamate
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______ are more often afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Children
Girls
Boys
Adults
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Prolonged suffering from PTSD can particularly damage which area of the brain?
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Amygdala
Anterior cingulate cortex
Hippocampus
Insular cortex
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What is a relatively new treatment used in OCD patients who do not respond to drug therapy?
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TMS
EEG
DBS
ECT
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Individuals who carry the VAL66MET allele ______.
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are especially resilient to traumatic stress
show a hyperactive connection between the prefrontal cortex and amygdala
show resistance to fear extinction procedures
are mostly men
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In BPD, a poor environment can create ___ changes to genes that result in impulsivity and inappropriate behaviors.
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epigenetic
maladaptive
compensatory
mutation
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Which of the following areas shows abnormalities in OCD?
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hippocampus
orbitofrontal cortex
occipital lobe
pineal gland
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Which is associated with a vulnerability to developing PTSD?
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large-sized ACC
mutations in the FKBP5 gene
larger hippocampus volume
Which symptom is most characteristic of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
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flat affect
flashbacks
undersensitivity to environmental stimuli
sensation-seeking
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Which of the following areas of the brain shows increased activity in individuals suffering from PTSD?
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thalamus
hypothalamus
hippocampus
amygdala
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Which of the following disorders is not related to OCD?
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Tourette syndrome
PTSD
trichotillomania
hoarding
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Genes for which neurotransmitter are most implicated in the anxiety disorders?
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glutamate
adenosine
serotonin
dopamine
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In a study comparing hoarders with both OCD patients and healthy controls, what finding was consistent across all three groups?
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ease of discarding over forty nonpersonal items out of fifty total
difficulty correctly evaluating which items would be useful later
high levels of regret when choosing personal items to discard
similar levels of brain activity in the anterior cingulate cortex
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Larry was diagnosed with OCD. What might his doctor tell him regarding the diagnosis?
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It may occur following head injury.
There is most likely an environmental component.
It can have an acute onset in adults after a bacterial infection.
It involves problems in the occipital lobe.
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Polinia is a very careful person. She checks her fire alarms every day, unplugs all her deviceseven her electric range and refrigeratorand makes sure all the doors and windows are locked before she leaves in the morning. In fact, she can’t leave the house for work until she checks all these things, and if she isn’t sure whether she’s done them she turns around and goes home. What behaviors are indicated by these habits?
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phobias
paranoid delusions
obsessions
compulsions
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If someone with anxiety has problems with controlling their emotions when confronted with anxiety-inducing events or thoughts, they have underactivity in the ______ network, which also engages in self-monitoring and future planning.
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default mode
frontoparietal
ventral attention
salienceSocial SciencePsychology
