N152 Module 7: Frontal Lobe and Thought Exam
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After 10 months of chronic generalized anxiety disorder
tension, a patient
complains that she
continually worries about
imminent disasters so
much that she's unable to
concentrate on her work.
What is her likely
diagnosis?
Which of the following are d
true of lobotomies?
a)over 40k were
performed in the US
b) the Nobel Prize was
awarded for the
development of the
lobotomy
c)the last lobotomies
were performed in the US
in the 1980s
d) all of the above
, - procedure where ice picks were placed behind the
What is a Lobotomy and
eye sockets, into the prefrontal cortex and wiggled
what patients were they
around to destroy tissue
used for?
- used to treat a variety of mental illnesses
What is the function of the - executive function
dorsolateral prefrontal
cortex (DLPFC)?
what is the dorsolateral working memory
prefrontal cortex involved
in?
What syndrome arises Frontal Convexity syndrome
from damage to the
DLPFC?
What are the symptoms of apathy, motor perseveration (knowing when to start
frontal convexity and stop), deficits in working memory
syndrome?
What is an example of Wisconsin card-sorting task
how perseveration can
happen?
Describe the Wisconsin - piles differ in color, size, shape and must sort them
Card-sorting task and how by category
someone with problems - patients know they are getting it wrong, having
would react difficulty applying new rules
What syndrome arises Medial Frontal syndrome
from damage to the ACC
(anterior cingulate cortex)
What are symptoms of akinetic mutism (w/o movement and speech)
medial frontal syndrome?
What is the main symptom disinhibited impulsive behavior (e.g no empathy)
of orbitofrontal
syndrome?
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Terms in this set (48)
After 10 months of chronic generalized anxiety disorder
tension, a patient
complains that she
continually worries about
imminent disasters so
much that she's unable to
concentrate on her work.
What is her likely
diagnosis?
Which of the following are d
true of lobotomies?
a)over 40k were
performed in the US
b) the Nobel Prize was
awarded for the
development of the
lobotomy
c)the last lobotomies
were performed in the US
in the 1980s
d) all of the above
, - procedure where ice picks were placed behind the
What is a Lobotomy and
eye sockets, into the prefrontal cortex and wiggled
what patients were they
around to destroy tissue
used for?
- used to treat a variety of mental illnesses
What is the function of the - executive function
dorsolateral prefrontal
cortex (DLPFC)?
what is the dorsolateral working memory
prefrontal cortex involved
in?
What syndrome arises Frontal Convexity syndrome
from damage to the
DLPFC?
What are the symptoms of apathy, motor perseveration (knowing when to start
frontal convexity and stop), deficits in working memory
syndrome?
What is an example of Wisconsin card-sorting task
how perseveration can
happen?
Describe the Wisconsin - piles differ in color, size, shape and must sort them
Card-sorting task and how by category
someone with problems - patients know they are getting it wrong, having
would react difficulty applying new rules
What syndrome arises Medial Frontal syndrome
from damage to the ACC
(anterior cingulate cortex)
What are symptoms of akinetic mutism (w/o movement and speech)
medial frontal syndrome?
What is the main symptom disinhibited impulsive behavior (e.g no empathy)
of orbitofrontal
syndrome?
