PSIO 305 BLOCK 3 EXAM QUESTIONS &ANSWERS
The ultimate goal of physiological stress response is to ___
-Remember the stressful event
-Run away from the stressor
-Remain alert for threat
-Fight with the stressor
-Maintain or re-gain homeostasis - Answers :-maintain or re-gain homeostasis
Which of the following statement is true?
-PTSD is entirely genetically determined
-Monozygotic twins and dizygotic twins have the same concordance for PTSD
-People with pre-existing hypocortisolism is more likely to develop PTSD
-Early childhood experience does not confer PTSD susceptability
-None of above is true - Answers :-People with pre-existing hypocortisolism is more
likely to develop PTSD
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of PTSD?
-Aggression
-Insomnia
-Recurrent distressing memories of the traumatic event
-Hopelessness
-Repeated thinking and talking about the traumatic event - Answers :-Repeated thinking
and talking about the traumatic event
Adrenalectomy
-enhances CRH release
-enhances ACTH release
-enhances sympathetic activity
-disinhibits the immune system
-All of the above - Answers :-All of the above
During acute stress, which of the following system is activated first?
-Respiratory
-Parasympathetic
-HPA axis
-Cardiovascular
-Sympathetic - Answers :-Sympathetic
Dorsal root of the spinal nerve contains
-Motor nerve fibers
-Sympathetic nerve fivers
-Visceral sensory nerve fibers
-Parasympathetic nerve fibers
-Autonomic nerve fibers - Answers :-Visceral sensory nerve fibers
, Which of the following statements is incorrect about neuromodulators?
-Neuromodulators are synthesized by neurons in the brain.
-The neuromodulator releases from a synapse can act only on the target neuron
-Neuromodulators are not removed from the synaptic cleft as quickly as are classic
neurotransmitters
-Neuromodulators are not removed from synaptic cleft quickly and can have a longer
lasting influence on the target neurons
-Neuromodulators are a special type of neurotransmitters - Answers :-
-NOT are not removed at all. Not C or D
Lateral horn of the spinal cord contains cell bodies of
-post-ganglionic autonomic nerves
-somatic motor nerves
-pre-ganglionic autonomic nerves
-somatic sensory nuclei
-visceral sensory nuclei - Answers :-pre-ganglionic autonomic nerves
Lesions to anterior cingulate cortes will impair which one of the following
-produced memory
-learned fear response to a sound
-innate feat induced by suffocation
-context-dependent extinction of learned fear response
-all of the above - Answers :-context-depentent extinction of learned fear response
During early phases of acute stress, activity increases in the following systems
except___
-Sympathetic
-Parasympathetic
-HPA axis
-Cardiovascular
-Respiratory - Answers :-Parasympathetic
Hippocampal lesions will cause the following impairments EXCEPT
-retrograde amnesia
-short-term memory loss
-anterograde amnesia
-declarative memory loss - Answers :-short-term memory loss
Which of the following processes will NOT be impaired by hippocampal lesions
-context-dependent extinction of learned fear
-context-dependent fear learning
-learning to ride a bicycle
-remembering future events - Answers :-learning to ride a bicycle
Which of the following statement is true about Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)?
The ultimate goal of physiological stress response is to ___
-Remember the stressful event
-Run away from the stressor
-Remain alert for threat
-Fight with the stressor
-Maintain or re-gain homeostasis - Answers :-maintain or re-gain homeostasis
Which of the following statement is true?
-PTSD is entirely genetically determined
-Monozygotic twins and dizygotic twins have the same concordance for PTSD
-People with pre-existing hypocortisolism is more likely to develop PTSD
-Early childhood experience does not confer PTSD susceptability
-None of above is true - Answers :-People with pre-existing hypocortisolism is more
likely to develop PTSD
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of PTSD?
-Aggression
-Insomnia
-Recurrent distressing memories of the traumatic event
-Hopelessness
-Repeated thinking and talking about the traumatic event - Answers :-Repeated thinking
and talking about the traumatic event
Adrenalectomy
-enhances CRH release
-enhances ACTH release
-enhances sympathetic activity
-disinhibits the immune system
-All of the above - Answers :-All of the above
During acute stress, which of the following system is activated first?
-Respiratory
-Parasympathetic
-HPA axis
-Cardiovascular
-Sympathetic - Answers :-Sympathetic
Dorsal root of the spinal nerve contains
-Motor nerve fibers
-Sympathetic nerve fivers
-Visceral sensory nerve fibers
-Parasympathetic nerve fibers
-Autonomic nerve fibers - Answers :-Visceral sensory nerve fibers
, Which of the following statements is incorrect about neuromodulators?
-Neuromodulators are synthesized by neurons in the brain.
-The neuromodulator releases from a synapse can act only on the target neuron
-Neuromodulators are not removed from the synaptic cleft as quickly as are classic
neurotransmitters
-Neuromodulators are not removed from synaptic cleft quickly and can have a longer
lasting influence on the target neurons
-Neuromodulators are a special type of neurotransmitters - Answers :-
-NOT are not removed at all. Not C or D
Lateral horn of the spinal cord contains cell bodies of
-post-ganglionic autonomic nerves
-somatic motor nerves
-pre-ganglionic autonomic nerves
-somatic sensory nuclei
-visceral sensory nuclei - Answers :-pre-ganglionic autonomic nerves
Lesions to anterior cingulate cortes will impair which one of the following
-produced memory
-learned fear response to a sound
-innate feat induced by suffocation
-context-dependent extinction of learned fear response
-all of the above - Answers :-context-depentent extinction of learned fear response
During early phases of acute stress, activity increases in the following systems
except___
-Sympathetic
-Parasympathetic
-HPA axis
-Cardiovascular
-Respiratory - Answers :-Parasympathetic
Hippocampal lesions will cause the following impairments EXCEPT
-retrograde amnesia
-short-term memory loss
-anterograde amnesia
-declarative memory loss - Answers :-short-term memory loss
Which of the following processes will NOT be impaired by hippocampal lesions
-context-dependent extinction of learned fear
-context-dependent fear learning
-learning to ride a bicycle
-remembering future events - Answers :-learning to ride a bicycle
Which of the following statement is true about Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)?
