17a – Flashcard

Panic disorder is currently treated using a combination of behavior therapy and A) ethyl alcohol. B) tricyclic antidepressant drugs. C) benzodiazepine drugs. D) MAO inhibitor drugs. E) SSRIs.

Recurring attacks of acute and debilitating anxiety are a primary symptom of A) adult-onset depression. B) mania. C) psychoses. D) reactive depression. E) panic disorder.

The most effective drug treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder involves the administration of A) serotonin antagonists. B) GABA antagonists C) alcohol. D) fluvoxamine and clomipramine. E) benzodiazepines.

The symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder that occur after an infection are likely to be the result of autoimmune-associated damage to the A) cingulate sulcus. B) cerebellum. C) somatosensory cortex. D) basal ganglia. E) hypothalamus.

A person who cannot control his or her anxiety will exhibit A) an increase in neuronal activity within the amygdala. B) changes in blood flow within the cerebellum. C) increased neuronal activity within the cingulated cortex. D) a loss of serotonin function within the amygdala and hypothalamus. E) an increase in brain GABA activity.

Which of the following is a trigger for inducing a panic attack? A) injection of lactic acid B) injection of a drug that reduces breathing rate C) inactivation of the amygdala D) breathing air containing carbon monoxide. E) decrease of BDNF in brain

A key characteristic of anxiety disorders is A) an impulsive desire to mate that occurs at inappropriate times. B) the absence of REM brain waves during the awake phase. C) the presence of unfounded feelings of fear and dread. D) an inability to control euphoria. E) a high level of dopamine receptors within the nucleus accurnbens.

Drugs that effectively reduce obsessions in OCD are A) reverse agonists for GABA. B) GABA agonists. C) serotonin antagonists. D) opiate antagonists. E) serotonin agonists.

Moniz suggested that the prefrontal lobotomy procedure might offer a surgical means to A) eliminate anxiety states. B) improve cognitive function. C) attenuate stress-induced headaches. D) produce weight loss. E) eliminate insomnia.

A panic-prone person who ingests a(n) ________ would be expected to show increased anxiety. A) benzodiazepine antagonist B) benzodiazepine agonist C) tricyclic antidepressant D) combination of ethyl alcohol and barbiturate E) MAO inhibitor

Regarding neurosurgery and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), A) ablation of the cingulum bundle is most likely to produce negative cognitive changes in OCD patients. B) ablation of the cingulum bundle can lead to some improvement in OCD symptoms in about half of patients. C) ablation of the frontal cortex is most likely to produce improvement in OCD symptoms. D) neurosurgery is the most common form of treatment for OCD. E) neurosurgery works best when followed by drug treatment.

An obsession is a ________, while a compulsion is a ________. A) learned behavior; delusional thought B) form of species-typical behavior; learned behavior C) thought; behavior D) delusion; strong emotion E) recurring feeling of anxiety; form of intense euphoria

A person showing muscular and vocal tics, squatting, grunting, and vulgar speech is most likely to have A) Tourette's syndrome. B) Clint Eastwood syndrome. C) Korsakoff's disease. D) Kluver-Bucy syndrome. E) Guillain-Barré syndrome.

The effectiveness of benzodiazepines for the treatment of anxiety disorders involves A) GABAA receptors. B) noradrenergic receptors. C) 5HT1A receptors. D) 5HT3 receptors. E) nicotinic receptors.