EPPP STUDY GUIDE EXAM - PHYSIO/
PSYCHOPHARM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
What is true about the sleep of older adults? - Answer-Their circadian clock advances,
causing an advanced sleep phase, which means that we get sleepier earlier in the
evening and wake up earlier in the morning.
Hypothyroidism is most associated with which of the following symptoms? - Answer-
depressive symptoms, mental slowing, and memory impairment
There is evidence that the _____________ plays a role in the etiology of seasonal
affective disorder (SAD). - Answer-suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) - mediates the
sleep-wake cycle and other circadian rhythms
Huntington's disease - Answer-An autosomal dominant disorder.
Disinhibition, apathy, and deficits in executive functioning are most associated with
damage to the __________ lobes. - Answer-frontal
The research has most consistently linked which characteristics of the Type A
personality pattern to an increased risk for coronary heart disease? - Answer-hostility
and anger
A person with Wernicke's aphasia has impaired language comprehension and: -
Answer-fluent but unintelligible speech.
A(n) __________ seizure is characterized by a loss of consciousness without prominent
motor symptoms. - Answer-absence (petit mal)
Gerstmanns syndrome - Answer-Agraphia, acalculia, finger agnosia, and right-left
confusion
A person with a temporal lobe lesion will most likely exhibit - Answer-memory
impairment, depression or anxiety, and hallucinations
hypoglycemia - Answer-low blood sugar leading to Intense hunger, headaches, anxiety,
dizziness, weakness, heart palpitations, and confusion
Agranulocytosis, a potential side effect of the atypical antipsychotic clozapine (Clozaril),
is a ______ disorder. - Answer-blood
PSYCHOPHARM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
What is true about the sleep of older adults? - Answer-Their circadian clock advances,
causing an advanced sleep phase, which means that we get sleepier earlier in the
evening and wake up earlier in the morning.
Hypothyroidism is most associated with which of the following symptoms? - Answer-
depressive symptoms, mental slowing, and memory impairment
There is evidence that the _____________ plays a role in the etiology of seasonal
affective disorder (SAD). - Answer-suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) - mediates the
sleep-wake cycle and other circadian rhythms
Huntington's disease - Answer-An autosomal dominant disorder.
Disinhibition, apathy, and deficits in executive functioning are most associated with
damage to the __________ lobes. - Answer-frontal
The research has most consistently linked which characteristics of the Type A
personality pattern to an increased risk for coronary heart disease? - Answer-hostility
and anger
A person with Wernicke's aphasia has impaired language comprehension and: -
Answer-fluent but unintelligible speech.
A(n) __________ seizure is characterized by a loss of consciousness without prominent
motor symptoms. - Answer-absence (petit mal)
Gerstmanns syndrome - Answer-Agraphia, acalculia, finger agnosia, and right-left
confusion
A person with a temporal lobe lesion will most likely exhibit - Answer-memory
impairment, depression or anxiety, and hallucinations
hypoglycemia - Answer-low blood sugar leading to Intense hunger, headaches, anxiety,
dizziness, weakness, heart palpitations, and confusion
Agranulocytosis, a potential side effect of the atypical antipsychotic clozapine (Clozaril),
is a ______ disorder. - Answer-blood
