Neuropsychology - Midterm 1 questions with
verified answers
Hippocrates Ans✓✓-the brain is the seat of the mind
Aristotle Ans✓✓-the heart is the seat of the mind
Da Vinci Ans✓✓-the ventricles are the seat of the mind
Disability adjusted life years (DALY) Ans✓✓-number of years lost due to ill-health,
disability or early death
neuropsychology Ans✓✓-brain-behavior relationships --> impact of normal and
abnormal brain functioning on cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning
psychopathology Ans✓✓-psychological disorders (mental illness)
neuropathology Ans✓✓-study of neurological disorders (dementia, stroke)
stroke Ans✓✓-a sudden, disabling attack of loss of consciousness, changing
neurological functioning, due to the obstruction of blood flow to the brain
brain lesion Ans✓✓-any damage to or abnormality in the brain (injury, disease,
surgery, tumor, infection, stroke, etc.)
,etiology Ans✓✓-the cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a
disease/condition (known origin)
etiopathic Ans✓✓-disease or condition with a known cause
idiopathic Ans✓✓-disease or condition with an unknown cause
hemiparesis Ans✓✓-muscle weakness or partial paralysis on one side of the body
(always due to a lesion/abnormality on the contralateral side of the brain)
hemiplegia Ans✓✓-severe or complete paralysis on one side of the body (always
due to a lesion/abnormality on the contralateral side of the brain)
morbidity Ans✓✓-the condition of suffering from a disease or condition; the
onset of a disease or injury
premorbid Ans✓✓-experiences or functioning before the disease or injury
acute condition/disease Ans✓✓-disease or condition of short duration and of
sudden onset
chronic condition/disease Ans✓✓-disease or condition that is persistent and
long-lasting (three months or longer)
lateralizing signs Ans✓✓-signs allowing a neurologist to localize a disease or
condition to a particular area of the brain (i.e: hemiparesis in the left side
indicates a lesion in the right/opposite hemisphere)
, contralateral Ans✓✓-relating to the side of the body opposite to that on which a
particular structure or condition occurs (i.e: hemiparesis, hemiplegia)
bilateral Ans✓✓-affecting both the left and right sides of the body
ipsilateral Ans✓✓-belonging to or occurring on the same side of the body
(opposite of what actually occurs in humans)
brain disconnection syndrome Ans✓✓-caused by lesions disrupting conditions
and pathways in the brain
diabetes Ans✓✓-inability to produce or respond to insulin, causing elevated
glucose and abnormal carbohydrate metabolism
hypertension Ans✓✓-aka high blood pressure; the force of blood against the
artery walls is too high
heart (cardiovascular) disease Ans✓✓-leading cause of death in the US; diseases
affecting the heart and blood vessels
dorsal Ans✓✓-pertaining to the top of the brain or back of body
ventral Ans✓✓-pertaining to the bottom of the brain or front of the body
anterior Ans✓✓-pertaining to the front of the brain
verified answers
Hippocrates Ans✓✓-the brain is the seat of the mind
Aristotle Ans✓✓-the heart is the seat of the mind
Da Vinci Ans✓✓-the ventricles are the seat of the mind
Disability adjusted life years (DALY) Ans✓✓-number of years lost due to ill-health,
disability or early death
neuropsychology Ans✓✓-brain-behavior relationships --> impact of normal and
abnormal brain functioning on cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning
psychopathology Ans✓✓-psychological disorders (mental illness)
neuropathology Ans✓✓-study of neurological disorders (dementia, stroke)
stroke Ans✓✓-a sudden, disabling attack of loss of consciousness, changing
neurological functioning, due to the obstruction of blood flow to the brain
brain lesion Ans✓✓-any damage to or abnormality in the brain (injury, disease,
surgery, tumor, infection, stroke, etc.)
,etiology Ans✓✓-the cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a
disease/condition (known origin)
etiopathic Ans✓✓-disease or condition with a known cause
idiopathic Ans✓✓-disease or condition with an unknown cause
hemiparesis Ans✓✓-muscle weakness or partial paralysis on one side of the body
(always due to a lesion/abnormality on the contralateral side of the brain)
hemiplegia Ans✓✓-severe or complete paralysis on one side of the body (always
due to a lesion/abnormality on the contralateral side of the brain)
morbidity Ans✓✓-the condition of suffering from a disease or condition; the
onset of a disease or injury
premorbid Ans✓✓-experiences or functioning before the disease or injury
acute condition/disease Ans✓✓-disease or condition of short duration and of
sudden onset
chronic condition/disease Ans✓✓-disease or condition that is persistent and
long-lasting (three months or longer)
lateralizing signs Ans✓✓-signs allowing a neurologist to localize a disease or
condition to a particular area of the brain (i.e: hemiparesis in the left side
indicates a lesion in the right/opposite hemisphere)
, contralateral Ans✓✓-relating to the side of the body opposite to that on which a
particular structure or condition occurs (i.e: hemiparesis, hemiplegia)
bilateral Ans✓✓-affecting both the left and right sides of the body
ipsilateral Ans✓✓-belonging to or occurring on the same side of the body
(opposite of what actually occurs in humans)
brain disconnection syndrome Ans✓✓-caused by lesions disrupting conditions
and pathways in the brain
diabetes Ans✓✓-inability to produce or respond to insulin, causing elevated
glucose and abnormal carbohydrate metabolism
hypertension Ans✓✓-aka high blood pressure; the force of blood against the
artery walls is too high
heart (cardiovascular) disease Ans✓✓-leading cause of death in the US; diseases
affecting the heart and blood vessels
dorsal Ans✓✓-pertaining to the top of the brain or back of body
ventral Ans✓✓-pertaining to the bottom of the brain or front of the body
anterior Ans✓✓-pertaining to the front of the brain
