behavioral final

Question 1

true or false

the placebo ha no intrinsic therapeutic value

Answer 1

true

Question 2

the effect of the placebo can be

Answer 2

psychological or physical

Question 3

About —% of the apparent efficacy of antidepressants may be attributable to placebo effect

Answer 3

75

Question 4

The total drug effect is equal to

Answer 4

it’s placebo effect + active effect

Question 5

true or false

What counts more in reality Is what is going in the brain/mind not the pharmacological effect .

Answer 5

true

Question 6

what are the patterns of discovery

Answer 6

1)It’s new. It’ll cure every thing . And of course there are no side effects .
2 – Oooops! Maybe we were wrong. The honeymoon is over .
3 – Is it actually better than any thing we have ? Is it actually better than placebo

Question 7

factors affecting the placebo affect

Answer 7

relationship between the Dr and the pt 
the psychological state of the patient
the Dr beliefs in the intrinsic worth of his medicine
length of time spent with the patient 
the demeanor of the doctor

Question 8

what are the factors which influence the hypothalamic control on immediate eating

Answer 8

blood -sugar level, stomach fullness, body temp

Question 9

true or false

eating is stopped long before it is transformed to sugar

Answer 9

true, Apparently distension of the stomach stimulate

VMH and inhibit further eating

Question 10

true or false
LH responds to low brain temp. and VMH to high
brain temp.

Answer 10

true

Question 11

true or false

VMH and the LH have reciprocal effects on the (set point) for body weight

Answer 11

true

note: the limbic system and brain stem nuclei play a role in taste and smell of food

Question 12

Research results classify people to

Answer 12

restrained eater and unrestrained eater, regardless of their weight

Question 13

basal metabolism accounts for how much of the person’s energy expenditure

Answer 13

2/3

Question 14

what are the factors which play against obese people when they try to lose weight

Answer 14

1) the metabolic rate is lower when metabolizing fat tissue

2) their metabolic rate is lower in food deprivation

Question 15

the best result for decreasing weight comes from

Answer 15

behavioral therapy + drug therapy

Question 16

true or false

in optic chiasm lesion the circadian rhythm is abolished

Answer 16

false, it is maintained however the periodicity change. it is abolished in suprachiasmatic lesion (no periodicity)

Question 17

info about the suprachiasmatic nucleus

Answer 17

in the hypothalamus
controls circadian rhythm
periodicity may not be 24 h
In normal light/dark cycle SCN rhythm is ‘phase locked’ to light dark

Question 18

true or false

light signal don’t reach the SCN in the absence of rods and cons

Answer 18

false, they still reach SCN

note: the rods and cons still influence the SCN

Question 19

the free running sleep rhythm is?

Answer 19

25 h

Question 20

true or false

with age there is a decrease in sleep length

Answer 20

true

Question 21

true or false

in REM sleep there is no spinal reflexes and in non-REM sleep there is an increase in the growth hormones

Answer 21

true

note: in REM sleep there is an increase in temp and blood flow

Question 22

REM latency is?

Answer 22

90 min

Question 23

true or false

Stimulation of area surrounding SCN induces slow wave sleep

Answer 23

true

Question 24

true or false

no one area can stimulate REM sleep but a lesion in one area in the brain stem can abolish REM sleep

Answer 24

true

Question 25

mention the sleep disorders

Answer 25

1) insomnia
2) hypersomnia
3) sleep-wake schedule disturbance
4) partial arousal

Question 26

enuresis is much more common in males or females

Answer 26

in males

Question 27

is stuttering the parents fault

Answer 27

no

Question 28

ADHD ( which is more common in males than in females) can be treated with

Answer 28

1) drugs : Ritalin

2) behavioral modifications

Question 29

dyslexia affects ——- of school aged children

Answer 29

10-15%

Question 30

what are the 3 stages of moral development

Answer 30

preconventional : guided by reward , punishment system
conventional : Reasoning based on a desire to
please others or to follow accepted rules and
values
post-conventional : follows self accepted moral rules

Question 31

developmental challenges

Answer 31

1) escape from dominance(16-18)
2) leaving the family(18-22)
3) building a workable life (22-28)
4) crisis of questions(29-34)
5) crisis of urgency(35-43)
6) attaining stability(43-50)
7) mellowing(50 and up)

Question 32

climacteric

Answer 32

When men experience a
significant change in health, vigor, or
appearance. Affects some men between
40-60 years old

Question 33

what are the 5 basic reactions to death

Answer 33

1) denial and isolation
2) anger
3) bargaining
4) depression
5) acceptance

Question 34

true or false

discovery learning presents sequential material

Answer 34

false, it doesn’t present sequential learning

Question 35

source amnesia

Answer 35

The inability to
distinguish what you originally
experienced from what you heard or
were told later about an event.

Question 36

true or false

D5 has a higher affinity for dopamine than D1

Answer 36

true

Question 37

compare the D receptors

Answer 37

D1 and D5 they increase cAMP formation by activating the G8 protein
D2,D3,D4 they inhibit the CAMP by activating G1 protein

Question 38

where is each of the inhibitory dopamine receptors stored

Answer 38

D2: in the stratum
D3: nucleus accumbens
D4: frontal cortex

Question 39

true or false

b3 regulates energy metabolism, expressed in adipocytes, their activation reduces body fat

Answer 39

true

Question 40

the primary metabolite of serotonin metabolism is

Answer 40

5HIAA

Question 41

anti-allergic drugs act on

Answer 41

H1 receptors, while the H3 receptors involved in vascular tone control

Question 42

acetyl choline is found in

Answer 42

neucleus basalis of Meynert