Behavioral science

Question 1

What is the skew when mean>median>mode?

Answer 1

Positive skew

Question 2

Where is the tail in a positive skew?

Answer 2

Tail is to the right in a positive skew

Question 3

What is the type of error when you reject the null hypothesis but there really is no effect or difference?

Answer 3

Type 1 alpha error

Question 4

If the confidence interval between two groups do NOT overlap is there a significant difference?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

What are the percentages included in 1, 2, and 3 standard deviations?

Answer 5

1 - 68%
2- 95%
3 - 99.7%

Question 6

What are the Z values used in confidence interval calculations for 95% and for 99%?

Answer 6

95% - 1.96

99% - 2.58

Question 7

Which federal program is used for the elderly?

Answer 7

MedicarE is for the Elderly (greater than or equal to 65), those that are less than 65 with certain disabilities and those with end-stage renal disease

Question 8

Who uses Medicaid?

Answer 8

Medicaid is for the Destitute.

this is joint federal and state health assistance for those with low income

Question 9

In what situations is parental consent NOT required (list 5)?

Answer 9

1. Emergency
2. prescribing contraceptives
3. treating STDs
4. medical care of pregnancy/abortion
5. treatment of drug addiction

Question 10

What 10-point scale is used at 1 minute and at 5 minutes to assess a newborn?

Answer 10

Apgar score

Question 11

What does the Apgar score assess?

Answer 11

APGAR
Appearance
Pulse
Grimace
Activity
Respiration

Question 12

What sleep pattern changes do you see in the elderly?

Answer 12

decreased REM and slow wave sleep (N3); increased latency and awakenings

Question 13

What are the Kubler-Ross grief stages?

Answer 13

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression (grieving)
Acceptance

Question 14

What are the stages of sleep?

Answer 14

Remember the stages by using “at night BATS Drink Blood”

Awake (eyes open) - Beta 
Awake (eyes closed) - Alpha
Stage N1 - Theta 
Stage N2 - Sleep spindles and K complexes
Stage N3 - Delta 
REM - Beta

Question 15

In what stage of sleep does teeth-grinding (Bruxism) occur?

Answer 15

Stage N2

Question 16

What are 3 problems you can have in stage N3 of sleep?

Answer 16

Sleepwalking, night terrors, bedwetting

Question 17

What neurotransmitter is the key to initiating sleep?

Answer 17

Serotonergic predominance of raphe nucleus initiates sleep

Question 18

What compounds are known to reduce REM and delta sleep?

Answer 18

Alcohol, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines

Question 19

What drugs are useful for night terrors and sleep walking?

Answer 19

Benzodiazepines

Question 20

What neurotransmitter decreased REM sleep?

Answer 20

Norepinephrine

Question 21

What is the main neurotransmitter during REM sleep?

Answer 21

Ach

Question 22

What allows for extraocular eye movements during REM sleep?

Answer 22

Activity of the paramedian pontine reticular formation/conjugate gaze center

Question 23

What are hallucinations called that occur just before you fall asleep?

Answer 23

Hypnagogic

YAWN

Question 24

What are hallucinations that occur just before you wake up?

Answer 24

Hypnopompic

NO I’m waking up

Question 25

What nucleus of the hypothalamus is involved with circadian rhythm?

Answer 25

Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Question 26

At what age can you diagnose nocturnal enuresis?

Answer 26

At age 5, and treatment usually is delayed until age 7

Question 27

What are 3 treatments that can be used to treat nocturnal enuresis?

Answer 27

1. desmopressin
2. Imipramine (TCA that decreases N3)
3. Indomethacin (decreases renal blood flow = decreased GFR = decreased urine output)