Depression, mania, and anxiety

Question 1

OCD is present in __% of patients with Tourette’s.

Answer 1

50

Question 2

Patients with dementia vs. primary depression are less likely to ___.

Answer 2

discuss, plan, or attempt suicide

Question 3

Bipolar II

Answer 3

presence of depression and hypomania in a cycling pattern. less severe.

Question 4

Patients with depression and anxiety show difficulties in ___ of new material, with limited benefit from ___. delayed recall is marked by deficits in ___ with relative sparing of ___. Patients with anxiety will make more ___ and ___ errors.

Answer 4

acquisition, repetition. retrieval, recognition. perseverative and intrusive.

Question 5

The number of days an individual had untreated depression had a direct effect on ___ size.

Answer 5

Hippocampal

Question 6

NP deficits in acute phase of depression

Answer 6

attention, WM, processing efficiency, performance speed

Question 7

Bipolar I

Answer 7

presence of both depression and mania in a cycling pattern

Question 8

reductions in brain volume and blood flow in the __ and __ PFCs have been among the most consistent findings in unipolar and bipolar disorders.

Answer 8

dorsal medial, dorsal lateral

Question 9

In OCD, a specific neural network is implicated with abnormally increased activity in the )), )), and )).

Answer 9

basal ganglia, anterior cingulate gyrus, orbitofrontal cortex

Question 10

In depression, neuroimaging has shown atrophy in the ___, __, ___. ___. __, and the ___.

Answer 10

amygdala, hippocampus, PFC, striatum, nucleus accumbens, cerebellum

Question 11

__ and __ show greater impairments on visuospatial functioning and visual memory, suggesting right hemisphere dysfunction.

Answer 11

bipolar illness, OCD

Question 12

When uncertain, the ____ ____ diagnosis (depression or dementia) should be given, and the appropriate treatment prescribed, with further monitoring.

Answer 12

least serious

Question 13

Structural and functional imaging studies suggest that the __, __, and __ are involved in most anxiety disorders.

Answer 13

cingulate gyrus, prefrontal cortex, anterior temporal cortices

Question 14

cognitive declines associated with depression in geriatric patients typically ___ or ___ with treatment.

Answer 14

clear or improve

Question 15

anxious patients may be more ___-prone on tests of ___.

Answer 15

error, processing speed

Question 16

3 general areas of brain dysfunction in PTSD

Answer 16

PFC, amygdala, hippocampus