PreTest Psychiatry: Human Behavior - Biologic and Related Sciences Flashcards
The main metabolite of dopamine is ______________.
homovanillic acid
Risperidone primarily works on _______.
5-HT6
Which receptor subtype is primarily responsible for sleep-wake cycles?
5-HT7
Inability to perceive a scene as a whole is referred to as ________________.
simultanagnosia
Associative visual agnosia is ___________________.
the inability to name or use objects despite being able to draw them
Not acknowledging that you are blind is referred to as _______________ syndrome.
Anton
Which mood disorder presents with decreased REM latency?
MDD
Which neurotransmitter is involved in OCD?
Serotonin
“Fluent spontaneous speech, poor auditory comprehension, poor repetition, and poor naming” suggests _______________ aphasia.
Wernicke
“Nonfluent spontaneous speech, good auditory comprehension, poor repetition, and poor naming” suggests _____________ aphasia.
Broca
What molecule or enzyme has been implicated in forgetting?
Protein phosphatase 1 (PP1)
Euphoria and making lots of jokes are symptoms of lesions to the _____________.
right prefrontal cortex
Disinhibition and lability can be caused by lesions to which part of the frontal cortex?
Orbitofrontal
Deficiencies in planning can be caused by lesions to ______________.
the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Excess vitamin E can lead to _____________.
clotting
