Chapter 12 (Psychopathology - Incomplete)

Question 1

hypofrontality hypothesis

Answer 1

The idea that schizophrenia may reflect underactivation of the frontal lobes.

Question 2

dopamine hypothesis

Answer 2

The idea that schizophrenia results from either excessive levels of synaptic dopamine or excessive postsynaptic sensitivity to dopamine.

Question 3

amphetamine psychosis

Answer 3

A delusional and psychotic state, closely resembling acute schizophrenia, that is brought on by repeated use of high doses of amphetamine.

Question 4

chlorpromazine

Answer 4

An antipsychotic drug that replaced lobotomy as a treatment for schizophrenia.

Question 5

clozapine

Answer 5

An atypical neuroleptic.

Question 6

phencyclidine (PCP)

Answer 6

Also called “angel dust.” An anesthetic agent that is also a psychedelic drug. PCP makes many people feel dissociated from themselves and their environment.

Question 7

psychotomimetic

Answer 7

A drug that induces a state resembling schizophrenia.

Question 8

ketamine

Answer 8

A dissociative anesthetic drug, similar to PCP, that acts as an NMDA receptor antagonist.

Question 9

glutamate hypothesis

Answer 9

The idea that schizophrenia may be caused, in part, by understimulation of glutamate receptors.

Question 10

learned helplessness

Answer 10

A learning paradigm in which individuals are subjected to inescapable, unpleasant conditions.