N152 Module 7: Frontal Lobe And Thought
Exam With Complete Solutions
After 10 months of chronic 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? - ANSWER generalized anxiety disorder
Which of the following are 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 - ANSWER d
What is a Lobotomy and what patients were they used for? - ANSWER - procedure where
ice picks were placed behind the eye sockets, into the prefrontal cortex and wiggled
around to destroy tissue
- used to treat a variety of mental illnesses
What is the function of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC)? - ANSWER -
executive function
what is the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex involved in? - ANSWER working memory
What syndrome arises from damage to the DLPFC? - ANSWER Frontal Convexity
syndrome
What are the symptoms of frontal convexity syndrome? - ANSWER apathy, motor
perseveration (knowing when to start and stop), deficits in working memory
, What is an example of how perseveration can happen? - ANSWER Wisconsin
card-sorting task
Describe the Wisconsin Card-sorting task and how someone with problems would react
- ANSWER - piles differ in color, size, shape and must sort them by category
- patients know they are getting it wrong, having difficulty applying new rules
What syndrome arises from damage to the ACC (anterior cingulate cortex) - ANSWER
Medial Frontal syndrome
What are symptoms of medial frontal syndrome? - ANSWER akinetic mutism (w/o
movement and speech)
What is the main symptom of orbitofrontal syndrome? - ANSWER disinhibited impulsive
behavior (e.g no empathy)
Orbitofrontal syndrome may have a role in ____ disorder? - ANSWER anti-social
personality disorder
What is the diagnosis after age 18 called for anti-social personality disorder? - ANSWER
conduct disorder
what are characteristics of Psychopathic Personality Disorder - ANSWER - arrogant,
manipulative
What is an alternate term for Sociopathic Personality Disorder? - ANSWER Dissocial
personality disorder
Tourette's syndrome frequently occurs in patients with what types of disorders? -
ANSWER OCD, ADHD, and depression/anxiety
Exam With Complete Solutions
After 10 months of chronic 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? - ANSWER generalized anxiety disorder
Which of the following are 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 - ANSWER d
What is a Lobotomy and what patients were they used for? - ANSWER - procedure where
ice picks were placed behind the eye sockets, into the prefrontal cortex and wiggled
around to destroy tissue
- used to treat a variety of mental illnesses
What is the function of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC)? - ANSWER -
executive function
what is the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex involved in? - ANSWER working memory
What syndrome arises from damage to the DLPFC? - ANSWER Frontal Convexity
syndrome
What are the symptoms of frontal convexity syndrome? - ANSWER apathy, motor
perseveration (knowing when to start and stop), deficits in working memory
, What is an example of how perseveration can happen? - ANSWER Wisconsin
card-sorting task
Describe the Wisconsin Card-sorting task and how someone with problems would react
- ANSWER - piles differ in color, size, shape and must sort them by category
- patients know they are getting it wrong, having difficulty applying new rules
What syndrome arises from damage to the ACC (anterior cingulate cortex) - ANSWER
Medial Frontal syndrome
What are symptoms of medial frontal syndrome? - ANSWER akinetic mutism (w/o
movement and speech)
What is the main symptom of orbitofrontal syndrome? - ANSWER disinhibited impulsive
behavior (e.g no empathy)
Orbitofrontal syndrome may have a role in ____ disorder? - ANSWER anti-social
personality disorder
What is the diagnosis after age 18 called for anti-social personality disorder? - ANSWER
conduct disorder
what are characteristics of Psychopathic Personality Disorder - ANSWER - arrogant,
manipulative
What is an alternate term for Sociopathic Personality Disorder? - ANSWER Dissocial
personality disorder
Tourette's syndrome frequently occurs in patients with what types of disorders? -
ANSWER OCD, ADHD, and depression/anxiety
