PSY 103 MIDTERM 1 REVIEW PRACTICE TEST
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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◉ Tricyclic drugs. Answer: interfere with the axon's ability to
reabsorb the neurotransmitters dopamine, norepinephrine, and
serotonin after releasing them
◉ SSRIs. Answer: block reputake of serotonin
◉ MOA inhibitors. Answer: block the metabolic breakdown of
opamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin
◉ ECT. Answer: brief electrical shock administered to the brain,
usually to reduce depression that does not respond to drug
treatments
◉ bipolar disorder. Answer: A mood disorder in which the person
alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and
the overexcited state of mania.
◉ mania. Answer: constantly active, uninhibited, and often irritable
,◉ Schizophrenia. Answer: Dissociative identity disorder exhibiting a
prolonged deterioration of daily activities and some combination of :
hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech/thought, etc.
◉ positive symptoms. Answer: defined by the presence of some
behavior
◉ negative symptoms. Answer: defined by the absence of a behavior
◉ Hallucinations. Answer: Perceptions that do not correspond to
anything in the real world
◉ Delusion. Answer: belief that someone holds strongly despite
evidence against it
◉ Delusion of persecution. Answer: enemies are after you
◉ grandeur. Answer: unusually important
◉ Reference. Answer: tendency to take all sorts of messages
personally
◉ Copy number variants. Answer: deletions and duplications of tiny
parts of a chromosome
, ◉ Neurodevelopment hypothesis. Answer: schizophrenia originates
with nervous system impairments that develop before birth or in
environment, especially prenatal environment
◉ Antipsychotic drug. Answer: a drug that can relieve schizophrenia
◉ tardive dyskinesia. Answer: Characterized by tremors and
involuntary movements
◉ atypical antipsychotics. Answer: relieve schizophrenia without TD
◉ Autism Spectrum Disorder. Answer: impaired communication,
social relationships, and increased stereotyped behaviors
◉ Psychotherapy. Answer: treatment of psychological disorders by
methods that include a personal relationship between a trained
therapist and a client
◉ empirically supported treatments. Answer: therapies
demonstrated to be helpful
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ Tricyclic drugs. Answer: interfere with the axon's ability to
reabsorb the neurotransmitters dopamine, norepinephrine, and
serotonin after releasing them
◉ SSRIs. Answer: block reputake of serotonin
◉ MOA inhibitors. Answer: block the metabolic breakdown of
opamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin
◉ ECT. Answer: brief electrical shock administered to the brain,
usually to reduce depression that does not respond to drug
treatments
◉ bipolar disorder. Answer: A mood disorder in which the person
alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and
the overexcited state of mania.
◉ mania. Answer: constantly active, uninhibited, and often irritable
,◉ Schizophrenia. Answer: Dissociative identity disorder exhibiting a
prolonged deterioration of daily activities and some combination of :
hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech/thought, etc.
◉ positive symptoms. Answer: defined by the presence of some
behavior
◉ negative symptoms. Answer: defined by the absence of a behavior
◉ Hallucinations. Answer: Perceptions that do not correspond to
anything in the real world
◉ Delusion. Answer: belief that someone holds strongly despite
evidence against it
◉ Delusion of persecution. Answer: enemies are after you
◉ grandeur. Answer: unusually important
◉ Reference. Answer: tendency to take all sorts of messages
personally
◉ Copy number variants. Answer: deletions and duplications of tiny
parts of a chromosome
, ◉ Neurodevelopment hypothesis. Answer: schizophrenia originates
with nervous system impairments that develop before birth or in
environment, especially prenatal environment
◉ Antipsychotic drug. Answer: a drug that can relieve schizophrenia
◉ tardive dyskinesia. Answer: Characterized by tremors and
involuntary movements
◉ atypical antipsychotics. Answer: relieve schizophrenia without TD
◉ Autism Spectrum Disorder. Answer: impaired communication,
social relationships, and increased stereotyped behaviors
◉ Psychotherapy. Answer: treatment of psychological disorders by
methods that include a personal relationship between a trained
therapist and a client
◉ empirically supported treatments. Answer: therapies
demonstrated to be helpful
