Psychiatry

Question 1

third person auditory hallucinations

Answer 1

schizophrenia

Question 2

mesocortical dopamine hypoactivity

Answer 2

negative and cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia

Question 3

subcortical dopamine hyperactivity

Answer 3

psychosis

Question 4

tuberoinfundibular dopamine pathway

Answer 4

concerned with prolactin realease

Question 5

nigrostriatal dopamine pathway

Answer 5

extra pyramidal motor movements

Question 6

subcortical and mesocortical dopamine pathways (mesolimbic system)

Answer 6

motivation and reward

- dysregulated in schizophrenia

Question 7

mesolimbic dopamine blockade

Answer 7

depression

Question 8

mesolimbic dopamine agonism

Answer 8

psychosis

Question 9

brain changes in schizophrenia

Answer 9

reduced frontal lobe volume (and grey matter)
enlarged lateral ventricles
reduced grey matter in temporal cortex

Question 10

treatment of EPSE

Answer 10

procyclidine

Question 11

brain area involved in normal response to threat

Answer 11

amygdala

Question 12

dampens down amygdala response to threat

Answer 12

pre frontal cortex

Question 13

beck’s triad

Answer 13

self, world, future

Question 14

NMDA antagonists produce what kind of symptoms?

Answer 14

psychotic

Question 15

treatment for alcohol withdrawal

Answer 15

chlordiazepoxide

Question 16

rough time of onset of alcohol withdrawal seizures

Answer 16

48 hours

Question 17

onset of delirium tremens

Answer 17

48-72 hours

Question 18

eosinophillic inclusions

Answer 18

lewy bodies