week 20

Question 1

Recently, Zeb has lost his passion for sports. Invitations to play with his friends just don’t excite him. This loss of interest is an example of which symptom of a major depressive episode?

Answer 1

anhedonia

Question 2

Psychomotor ______refers to an increase in activity that is marked by restlessness and fidgeting, pacing, or tapping of the feet.

Answer 2

agitation

Question 3

How can you best distinguish between a manic episode and a hypomanic episode?

Answer 3

By the duration and level of impairment.

Question 4

Dr. Scarcliff is seeing a patient with symptoms of euphoria and grandiosity. What question should he ask to determine if the correct diagnosis is bipolar I or bipolar II disorder?

Answer 4

Is this patient experiencing a manic episode or a hypomanic episode?

Question 5

The way in which a person infers the cause or meaning of behaviors or events around them is called their ______style.

Answer 5

attributional

Question 6

Karla takes antidepressants but has been advised that she should stay away from “anything that has tyramine” such as wine, soy sauce, and aged cheese. What kind of drugs does Karla take?

Answer 6

a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI)

Question 7

When someone with bipolar disorder is prescribed lithium, the expected changes include:

Answer 7

a decrease of dopamine and glutamate and increase of GABA neurotransmitters

Question 8

Loss of interest or pleasure in activities one previously found enjoyable or rewarding.

Answer 8

Anhedonia

Question 9

Excessive daytime sleepiness, including difficulty staying awake or napping, or prolonged sleep episodes.

Answer 9

Hypersomnia

Question 10

Recurring thoughts about suicide, including considering or planning for suicide, or preoccupation with suicide.

Answer 10

Suicidal ideation

Question 11

Karl has been suffering from the symptoms of schizophrenia for about a year. He has a reduction in his responsiveness to events in his surroundings, and his motor behavior is often slow or aimless. Which of the following best describes these symptoms?

Answer 11

catatonia

Question 12

Which type of delusion is most commonly experienced among those suffering from a psychotic disorder?

Answer 12

persecutory delusions

Question 13

What is one of the biggest problems with the negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 13

They may not be apparent to others and thus not get appropriate attention.

Question 14

After she receives an acceptance letter to her top choice university, Brenda says, “I guess that’s good. I’ll go there.” This sort of absence of emotions is called ______.

Answer 14

flat affect

Question 15

Which of the following parts of the brain normally activate when important, aka “salient,” events happen? (These areas may under-perform in those with schizophrenia.)

Answer 15

the ventral striatum and the anterior prefrontal cortex

Question 16

Both “typical” and “atypical” antipsychotic medications work by blocking a specific type of ______receptor in the brain.

Answer 16

dopamine

Question 17

Tyler, who suffers from schizophrenia, has recently developed a series of symptoms that his physician calls “metabolic syndrome.” What type of medication is he likely to be taking?

Answer 17

atypical antipsychotics

Question 18

A reduction in the amount of speech and/or increased pausing before the initiation of speech.

Answer 18

Alogia

Question 19

Behaviors that seem to reflect a reduction in responsiveness to the external environment. This can include holding unusual postures for long periods of time, failing to respond to verbal or motor prompts from another person, or excessive and seemingly purposeless motor activity.

Answer 19

Catatonia

Question 20

False beliefs that are often fixed, hard to change even in the presence of conflicting information, and often culturally influenced in their content.

Answer 20

Delusions