Psychiatry - Neurobiology of Emotions and Behaviour

Question 1

mood , anxiety disorders and psychoses fall into which category

a . neurology
b. psychiatry

Answer 1

b. psychiatry

Question 2

what is the limbic system associated with

Answer 2

emotional response
memory
executive function
pleasure and reward
processing external stimuli

Question 3

what makes up the limbic system

Answer 3

amygdala
hippocampus
thalamus
cingulate cortex
pre frontal cortex

Question 4

which part of the limbic system produces the fear response and is involved in other emotional responses

a.amygdala
b.hippocampus
c.thalamus
d.cingulate cortex
e.pre frontal cortex

Answer 4

a.amygdala

Question 5

which part of the limbic system is found in the temporal lobe

a.amygdala
b.hippocampus
b.thalamus
d.cingulate cortex
e.pre frontal cortex

Answer 5

b.hippocampus

Question 6

which part of the limbic system is involved in memory consolidation esp. emotional memory and provides contextual emotional responses

a. amygdala
b.hippocampus
c.thalamus
d.cingulate cortex
e.pre frontal cortex

Answer 6

b.hippocampus

Question 7

which part of the limbic system is responsible for regulation of mood

a.amygdala
b.hippocampus
c.thalamus
d.cingulate cortex
e.pre frontal cortex

Answer 7

d.cingulate cortex

Question 8

which part of the brain is highly connected to the limbic system and is responsible for complex emotional processes

a.amygdala
b.hippocampus
c.thalamus
d.cingulate cortex
e.pre frontal cortex

Answer 8

e.pre frontal cortex

Question 9

which neurotransmitter is involved in alertness on waking, REM sleep, sustaining attention, learning and memory and movement

a. acetylcholine
b. serotonin
c.dopamine
d.glutamate
e.GABA

Answer 9

a. acetylcholine

Question 10

which neurotransmitter is involved in mood and emotion, sleep, cognition, appetite and memory

a. acetylcholine
b. serotonin
c.dopamine
d.glutamate
e.GABA

Answer 10

b. serotonin

Question 11

which neurotransmitter is involved in pleasure , reward and goal directed behaviour eg attention , motivation, emotion

a. acetylcholine
b. serotonin
c.dopamine
d.glutamate
e.GABA

Answer 11

c.dopamine

Question 12

glutamate and aspartate are….

a.excitatory amino acid neurotransmitters
b.inhibitory amino acid neurotransmitters

Answer 12

a.excitatory amino acid neurotransmitters

Question 13

GABA and glycine are ……..
a.excitatory amino acid neurotransmitters
b.inhibitory amino acid neurotransmitters

Answer 13

b.inhibitory amino acid neurotransmitters

Question 14

what is the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain

a. serotonin
b. dopamine
c. acetylcholine
d.glutamate
e.aspartate

Answer 14

d.glutamate

Question 15

NMDA and AMPA kinase receptors are ionotropic receptor for which neurotransmitter

a. serotonin
b. dopamine
c. acetylcholine
d.glutamate
e.aspartate

Answer 15

d.glutamate

Question 16

which of these glutamate receptors is metabotropic (G coupled)

a.NMDA
b.AMPA
c.mGluR

Answer 16

c.mGluR

Question 17

which neurotransmitter is increasingly recognised to have a role in psychosis, depression and anxiety

a. serotonin
b. dopamine
c. acetylcholine
d.glutamate
e.aspartate

Answer 17

d.glutamate

Question 18

what is the predominant inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain

a. glycine
b. GABA
c. acetylcholine
d.glutamate
e.aspartate

Answer 18

b. GABA

Question 19

which GABA receptors are inotropic

a.NDMA
b.AMPA
c.mGluR
d. GABA A
e. GABA B

Answer 19

d. GABA A

Question 20

which GABA receptors are metabptropic (G protein coupled)

a.NDMA
b.AMPA
c.mGluR
d. GABA A
e. GABA B

Answer 20

e. GABA B

Question 21

which receptor to benzodiazepines and alcohol bind

a.NDMA
b.AMPA
c.mGluR
d. GABA A
e. GABA B

Answer 21

d. GABA A

Question 22

mood stabilisers promote function of which GABA channel

a.NDMA
b.AMPA
c.mGluR
d. GABA A
e. GABA B

Answer 22

e. GABA B

Question 23

the default mode network is made up of highly connected areas of the brain that are particularly active …

a.at rest
b.during exercise

Answer 23

a.at rest

Question 24

emotional regulation, social cognition, thinking about past and future and autobiographical memory are associated with which system

a.limbic system
b.default mode network

Answer 24

b.default mode network

Question 25

in depression there is ………… activity in the default mode network

a.increased
b.decreased

Answer 25

a.increased

Question 26

what causes an abnormal DMN in people with depression

Answer 26

genetic
childhood trauma

Question 27

the immediate stress response involves which structure

a. amygdala
b.hypothalamus
c.sensory cortex
d.pituitary
e.hippocampus

Answer 27

e.hippocampus

Question 28

the autonomic stress response is triggered via what

a. amygdala
b.hypothalamus
c.sensory cortex
d.pituitary
e.hippocampus

Answer 28

d.pituitary

Question 29

what neurotransmitters are excitatory in the amygdala

a.glutamate and aspartate

b.gaba and glutamate

c.glutamate and noradrenaline

d.serotonin and gaba

Answer 29

c.glutamate and noradrenaline

Question 30

psychotic symptoms are the result of increased …………….. neurotransmission in the mesolimbic pathway

a.gaba
b.glutamate
c.serotonin
d.aspartate
e.glycine
f.dopamine

Answer 30

f.dopamine

Question 31

psychotic symptoms are the result of …………… dopamine neurotransmission in the mesolimbic pathway

a.dopamine
b.gaba
c.aspartate
d.glycine
e.glutamate

Answer 31

a.dopamine

Question 32

a fixed false belief not in keeping with religion or culture

a.delusions
b. paranoia
c.hallucinations

Answer 32

a.delusions

Question 33

which neurotransmitter directs rewarding behaviour an excess of which leads to aberrant attribution of salience

a.dopamine
b.gaba
c.aspartate
d.glycine
e.glutamate

Answer 33

a.dopamine

Question 34

which part of delusions is pathological

a.the process of making a delusion
b.the content of the delusion

Answer 34

a.the process of making a delusion

the content is shaped by a persons experience/ culture