Brain Damage and Neuropsychological Disorders: An Overview - Prof. Calhoun, Exams of Abnormal Psychology

Download Brain Damage and Neuropsychological Disorders: An Overview - Prof. Calhoun and more Exams Abnormal Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! Test 7 Review 1. Behaviors, such as drug abuse, that leads to brain damage is mostly likely to be indicated a. Only on Axis I 2. Damage to the ______ lobes of the brain is most associated with memory loss; damage to the ______ lobes of the brain is most associated with passivity or impulsiveness. a. Temporal; frontal 3. Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease has been linked to a gene on Chromosome a. 19 4. Which is a good example of a person with an impairment of orientation? a. Marlon, who is not sure where he is or what month or year it is 5. When a closed-head injury occurs a. The damage is a result of the brain colliding with the skull 6. Most cases of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease appear to be caused by a. One of several rare genetic mutations 7. What type of drugs are most likely to be used to inhibit the progression of Alzheimer’s a. Cholinesterase inhibitors 8. The only neuropsychological syndrome for which antiviral therapy is likely to be helpful is a. AIDS-related dementia 9. The occurrence of which after a head injury suggests a poor prognosis? a. Anterograde amnesia 10. The most promising development in the treatment of Alzheimer’s involves a. Vaccines that might clear away any accumulated plagues 11. Compared to enuresis, encopresis is a. Diagnosed at an earlier age 12. The development of conduct disorder in adolescence a. Is not associated with lasting behavioral problems 13. Autism is similar to schizophrenia in it a. Impact on multiple functions 14. Asperger’s disorder is a. Similar to but less severe than autism 15. Studies of the effectiveness of antidepressant medication with children have a. Produced inconsistent results 16. Suddenly, Lavinia is unable to remember what she was doing… a. Delirium 17. After being hit on the head, Bob experienced some retrograde amnesia… a. Did not know what happened 18. The hallmark symptom of autism is a. Lack of interest in other people 19. The text presented a case study of a retired man who was hospitalized by his wife and son… a. He had a good memory for remote events but not memory for events that just occurred 20. Attention-deficit hyperactivity is characterized by a. Difficulties that interfere with effective task-oriented behavior 21. Damage to the temporal lobes of the brain is most likely to result in a. Forgetfulness 22. A hypothetical drug that might improve cognitive functioning of Alzheimer’s patients would probably a. Increase levels of acetylcholine 23. Major brain damages a. Sometimes cause minor changes and sometimes major ones 24. Consistent with its established role in memory, neurons in the ______ suffer much damage in Alzheimer’s a. Hippocampus 25. Which of the following statements about the brain is true a. The skull is designed to support as much as 2 tons of weight 26. Which is a good example of a person with impairment of orientation? a. Marlon, who is not sure where he is or what month or year it is 27. The most common cause of dementia is a. Degenerative brain disease 28. Which of the following is a risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s a. Being a woman 56. Delirium is to dementia as _______ is to __________ a. Acute; chronic 57. An asymmetry in brain development has been hypothesized to be a cause of a. Learning disabilities 58. Vascular dementia a. Is a result of many small strokes 59. As children with ADHD become adolescents and adults, a. Many continue to experience symptoms 60. Artiss developed conduct disorder early. Bertram developed conduct disorder late. This suggests that a. Artiss will have a higher likelihood of adult antisocial personality disorder 61. We are likely to find that most of the children with autistic disorder a. Were identified as having the disorder before they were three years old 62. What was the greatest problem that emerged as classification system for childhood disorders was being developed? a. The same classification system that had been developed for adults was used for children 63. Drugs used to treat enuresis are thought to a. Decrease the deepest stage of sleep 64. Which of the following has been associated with autism? a. Fragile X syndrome 65. What has been found to be the most effective approach to the treatment of enuresis? a. Conditioning procedures 66. Research suggests that the use of __________may decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease a. Ibuprofen 67. Mild to moderate diffuse brain damage is most likely to result in a. Attention deficits 68. Which of the following would someone with amnestic syndrome NOT be able to do? a. Tell you who they met 5 minutes ago 69. It has been suggested that the symptoms seen in autism might reflect a problem with the function of th a. Amygdala 70. Evidence that culture plays a role in the development of childhood anxiety comes from the fact that a. Children from cultures that favor inhibition and compliance report more fears 71. As a camp counselor you are surprised when you hear that one of your young campers takes hormone replacement drug intranasally to treat a psychological disorder. The disorder is most likely a. Enuresis Actual Test 7, Spring 2007 1. The effects of head trauma on memory suggest that a. the process of memory consolidation can be interrupted 2. Dementia in HIV a. may be due to the HIV virus directly attacking brain cells 3. Which of the following is probably the most important factor in determining the functioning of a child who undergoes significant traumatic brain injury? a. competencies acquired before the injury 4. Early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease differs from other the late-onset form in that a. the progression of the disease is more rapid 5. Delirium a. affects perception 6. Favorable outcomes following a traumatic brain injury are associated with all of the following EXCEPT a. being young 7. Damage to the ____ lobes of the brain is most associated with memory loss; damage to the ___ lobes of the brain is most associated with passivity or impulsiveness a. temporal; frontal 8. A bullet is most likely to cause a. a penetrating head injury 9. Delirium is thought to be more common in the elderly due to a. normal age-related changes in the brain 10. Most cases of early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease appear to be caused by a. one of the several rare genetic mutations 11. You are convinced that your grandmother has Alzheimer’s. How can your doctor confirm your diagnosis? a. by ruling out all other potential causes of dementia 12. A physical condition that leads to dementia is likely to referenced a. on both Axis I and Axis III 13. A person who has experienced destruction of brain tissue may have widespread or limited behavioral deficits. The outcome depends upon all of the following EXCEPT: a. whether the person is male or female 14. An individual with neuropsychological damage a. will not usually show manifest signs of psychopathology such as panic attacks or delusions 15. How does vascular dementia differ from Alzheimer’s Disease? a. accompanying mood disorders are more common 16. Damage to the temporal lobes of the brain is most likely to result in a. forgetfulness 17. The only neuropsychological syndrome for which antiviral therapy is likely to be helpful is a. AIDS-related dementia 18. Jerry had a stroke several months ago. Among the changes his family has noticed is that he now blows up over little things, cries over minor problems and laughs at anything, no matter how silly. Jerry is showing: a. impairment of affective modulation 19. After the car accident, Sherry was unable to remember what happened from the time of the crash until the following morning. Sherry appears to have experienced a. anterograde amnesia 20. Mild Brain Injuries a. usually produce long term, minor problems, particularly in older people 21. Which of the following is NOT a subtype of ADHD found in the DSM-IV-TR? a. inattentive/impulsive type 22. Individuals with down syndrome typically show which of the following characteristics? a. they have large tongues and short fingers 23. A learning disability usually is identified a. because a child shows a disparity b/t their actual academic achievement and their expected academic achievement