5 Written Questions

1. two neurotransmitters often associated with mood disorders
2. this group publishes the DSM
3. the ability to bounce back from difficulties in life
4. this disorder features faking medical or psychological symptoms in order to be a patient
5. these are physical actions or mental actions (like silent counting) that one feels compelled to perform

5 Matching Questions

1. conversion disorder
2. anxiety
3. narcissistic
4. Organic
5. dysthymic

1. a this class of disorders includes panic attacks and phobias
2. b this disorder features long-term, low-grade depression
3. c this disorder features loss of physical function without a medical cause, probably due to stress or anxiety
4. d this personality disorder features grandiosity and a sense of entitlement
5. e An older term for disorders that are caused by a medical condition, such as an accident or a stroke

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. hollow spaces in the brain, enlarged in some schizophrenics
   1. SSRIs
   2. episode
   3. ventricles
   4. histrionic
2. an inhibitory neurotransmitter; may be associated with schizophrenia
   1. False
   2. MAOI
   3. GABA
   4. Organic
3. Freud's defense mechanism in which traumatic memories are buried deeply in the unconscious
   1. delusion
   2. neurotic
   3. repression
   4. episode
4. a type of schizophrenia characterized by confused behavior, delusions and hallucinations
   1. word salad
   2. dysthymic
   3. disorganized
   4. paranoid
5. drug that prevents the breakdown of serotonin, norepinephrine, or dopamine in the axon
   1. MAOI
   2. SSRIs
   3. GABA
   4. mood

5 True/False Questions

1. obsessions → an egregiously false belief

   True        False

2. lithium → possible pre-natal cause of schizophrenia (not genetic)

   True        False

3. cognitive-behavioral → shrinkage in this lobe sometimes seen in schizophrenics

   True        False

4. somatoform → drug that prevents the breakdown of serotonin, norepinephrine, or dopamine in the axon

   True        False

5. malingering → this adjective describes behavior that is damaging to oneself or others

   True        False