Which brain imaging technique has the capacity to examine brain anatomy visually and to measure it quantitatively?
a) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
b) computerized axial tomography (CT)
c) positron emission tomography (PET)
d) magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)
Question 2Which of the following are functions of the neurosciences?
a) Protection of a healthy brain and to heal the brain when it is ill.
b) Clarification of how the brain functions as a molecular-cellular machine.
c) Understand and view the brain as a highly complex and flexible information system.
d) All of the above are functions of the neurosciences.
Question 3Sixty-year-old Sam is part of a research program designed to predict future diseases and disorders from brain scans completed yearly.
If researchers determine that the brain scans reveal a loss of cells in the substantia nigra, which disorder would they predict that Sam will develop?
a) PKU
b) Tay-Sachs
c) Alzheimer's disease
d) Parkinson's disease
Question 4The most prevalent DSM-5 personality disorder in a community setting is
a) antisocial personality disorder.
b) borderline personality disorder.
c) avoidant personality disorder.
d) schizotypal personality disorder.
Question 5How do stress and emotional factors suppress immunological responses?
a) through hormonal changes
b) by increasing endorphin levels
c) by decreasing neuronal activity
d) through damage to the cell walls
Question 6During a class discussion at the local high school, one of the students says his father is an epidemiologist. Which of the following is most likely to be one of the tasks this man has been working on lately?
a) studying rates of alcoholism on campuses of different sizes
b) designing packaging to increase the sale of alcoholic beverages to the public
c) investigating the effects of alcohol consumption on interpersonal communication
d) determining how the type of music in a bar influences the amount of alcohol sold
Question 7What was Bedlam?
What will be an ideal response?
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