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Unit 3 Test Flashcards

1
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What substance is easiest to get addicted to?

A

Nicotine

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2
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What is the method of action of Methadone

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Opioid Agonist, used to treat chronic pain

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What is the method of action of Benzodiazepine and what is it used for?

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Helps with alcohol withdrawals.

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4
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What is Naloxone used for?

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After opioid overdoses.

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5
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What is the method of action of Buprenorphine

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Opioid receptor partial agonist

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6
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What makes a substance considered to be addictive?

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Tolerance or Withdrawals

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7
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What age group has the highest substance abuse disorder prevalence?

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18-25 years

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8
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How many deaths a year does Tobacco account for?

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480,000

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9
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Does addiction increase or decrease dopamine transmission?

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Increase

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10
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What is Korsakoff syndrome

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Alcohol induced persistent major neurocognitive disorder. Suffers have difficulty remembering events, confabulation

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11
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What percent of chronic alcoholics does Korsakoff syndrome affect?

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1%

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12
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What enzyme metabolizes alcohol?

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Aldehyde dehydrogenase

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13
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What is Fragile X syndrome?

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Intellectual disability and hyperactivity that comes from a fragile site on the x-chromosome.

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14
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What chromosomes do those with Turner’s syndrome have?

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XO, They are genetically female

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15
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What chromosomes do those with Klinefelter’s syndrome have? Are they genetically male or female?

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XXY, Genetically male, more phenotypically female.

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16
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What is Trisomy 21?

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3 of Chromsome 21, linked to Alzheimers

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17
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What percent of individuals on the autism spectrum demonstrate savantism

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10%

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18
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What characterizes autism spectrum disorder?

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Repetitive, restrictive behaviors, deficits in social communication and interactions.

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19
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What characterizes Tourette’s syndrome?

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Multiple motor and vocal tics that have persisted for at least one year.

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20
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What qualifies someone as having an intellectual disability?

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Evidence that intellectual abilities are significantly below average and important adaptive/functiona skills are impaired. IQ below 65-75, two standard deviations below mean (Mean 100, standard deviation 15).

21
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What is the difference between anorexia and bulimia

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Anorexia has an intense fear of gaining weight and emphasizes control. Restriction of energy intake
Bulimia: recurrent binges with a lack of control.

22
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What distinguishes binge eating disorder from bulimia?

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Binge eating disorder doesn’t have the associated purging or other compensatory behaviors

23
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What is Pica?

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Eating of non-food substances (usually associated with intellectual disabilities)

24
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What is normal BMI

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18.5 to 25

25
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What is hypersomnolence disorder?

A

Excessive sleepiness despite getting at least 7 hours of sleep

26
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What characterizes narcolepsy

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Short REM latency, Recurrent irrepresible need to sleep, Cataplexy, and Hypnogogic hallucinations

27
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What is a common treatment for cataplexy?

A

Antidepressants

28
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What neurotransmitter deficit is associated with narcoplexy?

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Hypocretins

29
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What is the difference between obstructive and central sleep apnea?

A

Central sleep apnea includes pauses without an obstruction

30
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What is the answer to question 14

A

B

31
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What are some common prion diseases?

A

Fatal Familial Insomnia, Cruztfelt-Jakob’s disease, Kuru, Mad Cow disease

32
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At what stage of sleep do night terrors occur?

A

They occur in stages 3/4 of sleep

33
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What is Broca’s Aphasia?

A

Issues with speech production

34
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What is Wernicke’s Aphasia

A

Issues with speech comprehension

35
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What is agnosia?

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Failure to recognize familiar objects or people

36
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What is apraxia?

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Impaired ability to execute motor activities, even though motor function is intact

37
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What is the most common form of dementia?

A

Alzheimers

38
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What 3 things characterize the neurobiology of Alzheimer’s disease

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Neurofibrillary tangles (Hyper-phosphorylated tau proteins), Beta-amyloid plaques, and brain atrophy

39
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Is Alzheimer’s more common in women or men?

A

Women

40
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What is Pick’s disease?

A

A type of frontotemporal Neurocognitive disorder

41
Q

What are common cholesterinase inhibitors?

A

Donepezil, Rivastigmine, Galantamine

42
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What characterizes anterograde amnesia?

A

Memory impairments that affect the ability to learn and recall new information

43
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What characterizes retrograde amnesia?

A

Memory impairment with the inability to recall previously learned material

44
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People with mental illness are ___ times more likely to commit a crime

A

5x

45
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When is it alright to break confidentiality?

A

When there is possible harm to self, harm to others, or abuse of vulnerable individuals

46
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Narcolepsy is associated with a shorter/longer REM latency?

A

Shorter

47
Q

The sanity is defined as sanity at the time of the ______

A

Crime.

48
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What amino acid is associated with PKU?

A

If you have PKU, you have to avoid Phenylalanine in your diet

49
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What are some side effects of alcohol withdrawal?

A

Seizures, Headache, Nausea, Tremors, Anxiety

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