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Exam 4 Quiz Questions Flashcards

1
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A wide pupil is said to tbe

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dilated; and permits more light to enter the eye

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The mental health interview will cover a wide range of topics and then will use the ? To diagnose the mental disorder

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DSM

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Risks for ? Can be reduced by controlling blood sugar and hypertension and by getting regular eye exams

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Glaucoma

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4
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T or F? Acromegaly is caused by a benign tumor of the infundibulum

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Correct Answer is False

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T or F? Retinal detachment is an emergency condition in which the retina pulls away from the front of the eye ball

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Correct Answer is False

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A person who is very distrustful and suspicious of others may have ? Personality disorder

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Paranoid

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? Is the m ost common form of hyperthyroidism

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Graves Disesase

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The inner and posterior layer of the eyeball is the ? Which contains light sensitive nerve endings

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Retina

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T or F? Hyperparathyroidism is more common in men than in women

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Correct Answer is False

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T or F? The m ost distinctive sign of hyperparathyrodisim is hyperpigmentaiton of the skin

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Correct Answer is False

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? Is characterized by regular episodes of extreme overeating without trying to compensate for the behavior

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Binge eating disorder

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Diagnosis for many eye diseases uses a dilated eye exam and ? Eye chart

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Snellen

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13
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Simple goiter may be caused by a deficiency in

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iodine

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T or F? Presbyopia is caused by age-related reduction in lens flexibility

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Correct Answer is True

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15
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T or F? Brain stimulation therapies involve activiating or touching the brain directly with electricity; magnets or implants

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Correct Answer is True

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One of the signs of ? In infants includes buldging fontanels; irritability; and poor reflexes

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encephalitis

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17
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In hyperparathyroidism; as calcium lebles rise;

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phosphate levels fall

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18
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The ? Lobe is devoted to interpreting visual input

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occipital

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19
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T or F? Light entering the eye first passes through the lens

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Correct Answer is False

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T or F? While most brain tumors are benign; both benign and malignant tumors are serious because they can impair vitally important areas

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Correct Answer is False

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21
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Infants who use ? During flue and chickenpox infections are at risk for Reye syndrome

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aspirin

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Bell’s Palst is a paralysis of facial muscle caused by ? Of the facial nerve

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inflammation

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Mental health disorders typically arise from an interaction between ? Factors

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biological; physical; and environmental

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T or F? Tonometry measures eyeball pressure used to detect glaucoma

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Correct Answer is True

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25
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T or F? Insulin and glucagon work antagonistically to each other

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Correct Answer is True

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26
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Macular degeneration afects the central part of the

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retina

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27
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With ? Anxiety disorder; the anxiety is a result of being watched; judged; and criticized by others

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socail

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28
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The main treatment for ? Is levodopa (L-dopa)

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PD

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29
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T or F? Genes may influence the development of some mental disorders

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Correct Answer is True

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30
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T or F? Antidepressants increase the availabilit of neurotransmitters

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Correct Answer is True

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31
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Ringing in the ears is known as

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tinnitus

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A person who is an attention seeker that needs to always be the center of attention may have ? Personality disorder

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histrionic

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33
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Vitamin supplementaiton may help slow? But should only be done under a doctor’s supervision

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dry macular degeneration

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34
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T or F? One of the risk factors for botulism includes eating honey

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Correct Answer is True

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35
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T or F? In myopia the eyeball grows too long and distant images focus short of the retina

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Correct Answer is True

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36
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A type of conjunctivitis called inclusion conjunctivitis is usually transmitted during childbirth when a mother has a ? Infection

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chlamydia

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37
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Mental health is the condition of being sound ?

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emotionally and mentally

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38
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One of the risk factors for thyroid cancer is a diet low in

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iodine

39
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T or F? Endocine tissue can be found in the heart

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Correct Answer is True

40
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T or F? There is no evidence to link brain tumors to electromagnetic radiaiton from cell phone

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Correct Answer is True

41
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A persn who repeatedly perfroms acts that are grounds for arrest by have ? Personality disorder

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antisocial

42
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The casuse of Parkinson’s Disease is related to reduced levels of the neurotransmitters

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dopamine and norepinephrine

43
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T o prevent ? Foreign objects should not be inserted into the ear canal; and earphone and earplugs shoule be cleansed regularay

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otitis externa

44
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T or F? Men are 75% more likely to have binge eating disorders than women

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Correct Answer is False

45
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T or F? Death from pulmonary failure or lung infections occurs 3-5 ears after the onset of ALS symptoms

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Correct Answer is True

46
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Treatment for ADHD may include medication that

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increase the levels of dopamine and norepinephrine

47
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If the swelling of otitis media becomes severe; it may perforated the

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tympanic membrane

48
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? May be foacal; affecting one part of the brain; or genearlized affecting many areas of the brain

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epilepsy

49
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T or F? fluid accumulation in the inner ear is responsible for the signs and symptoms of Meniere’s Disease

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Correct Answer is True

50
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T or F? The botulism bacteria thrive in anaerobic conditions

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Correct Answer is True

51
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The adrenal cortex is stimulated by what anterior pituitary hormone

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ACTH

52
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A condition of excess growth hormone after the growth plate has fused is called

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acromegaly

53
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What endocrine gland is important for the regulation of serum calcium and phosphate

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parathyroid

54
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Insulin resistance and a reduction in the production of insulin occur in what condition

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type 2 diabetes

55
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T or F? The pancrease carries out endocrine and exocrine functions

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Correct Answer is True

56
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Complication of diabetes that results in numbness of the hands or feet and severe muscle aches is known as

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neuropathy

57
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T or F? Gonadotropins are sex hormones

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Correct Answer is False

58
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The most severe form of hypothyroidism in adults is

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Myxedema

59
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Glucose is stored in the cells in the form of

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Glycogen

60
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What is the effect of glucagon

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increases blood sugar

61
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Reabsorption of calcium from the bone is regulated by

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parathormone

62
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What organism is the cause of lockjaw?

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Clostridium tetani

63
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How is CSF collected for examination?

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Lumbar puncture

64
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Due to the nature of migraine headaches they are sometimes called

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sick

65
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Which group is most likely to contract shingles

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anyone over age 50

66
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T or F? There are five ventricles in the brain

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Correct Answer is False

67
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What brain cavaties are filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?

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ventricles

68
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What is the clinical name for lockjaw

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trismus

69
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What type of cell is an astrocyte

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glial cell

70
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Reye’s syndrome has been linked to which NSAID

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aspirin

71
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Which of the following is ture of essential tremor

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it is a neurological disease

72
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Flickering lights may induce what response in some individuals

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epileptic seizure

73
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What areas of the brain is affected by Parkinson’s disease

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basal ganglia

74
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A stroke on the left side of the brain would likely cause

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paralysis on the right side

75
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Head trauma that results in a bruise to the brain is called a

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contusion

76
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Head trauma that results in bleeding between the dura matter and the skull is called

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epidural hemorrhage

77
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T or F? Huntington’s chorea is a reessive genetic disease

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Correct Answer is False

78
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The major symptom of tinnitus is

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roaring or ringing sounds

79
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Presbyopia is reduciton in refractive abilities of the eye primarily due to which of the following: weak cornea; aging; vitamin deficiency; damaged optic nerve

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aging

80
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What is the name of the observable part of the ear that helps collect sound waves to assist hearing

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pinna

81
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Progressive hearing loss associated with aging is called

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Presbycusis

82
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What form of eye disorder causes tunnel vision

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glaucoma

83
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What receptor element is mainly damaged in nerve-type hearing loss

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organ of corti

84
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Aggressive; antisocial behavior and willful disobedience is characteristic of what disorder

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conduct disorder

85
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SSRIs are used to treat

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depression

86
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Which most often occurs first in children

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ADHD

87
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T or F? Parkinson’s disease is usuallt first diagnosed in adulthood

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Correct Answer is True

88
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Autism is first noticed around age

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three

89
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Hallucinations and delusions are characteristics of

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schizophrenia

90
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Tourette’s syndrome is an example of

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tic disorder

91
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Severe; persistent worries that are out of proportion to the circumstances are characteristic of

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generalized anxiety disorder

92
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The cause of mental illness is best described as: inheited; environmental stressors; imbalance in neurotrasmitters; all of the above

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all of the above

93
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Dopamine is used to treat

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Parkinson’s disease

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