PY 253 Exam 3

Testicular atrophy, gynecomastia, amenorrhea, sterility, hirsutism, cancer, acne, and muscle spasms are all potential symptoms of

anabolic steroid use.

Releasing hormones are released by the

hypothalamus.

In primates, bilateral destruction of the amygdala often causes

Kluver-Bucy syndrome.

Vasopressin and oxytocin are synthesized in the

hypothalamus.

Only the upper portion of the blank is part of the Müllerian system.

vagina

Which of the following are commonly prescribed as hypnotics?

benzodiazepines

Somnambulism typically occurs during

slow-wave sleep.

The pineal gland is located on the midline just below the posterior portion of the

corpus callosum.

Which of the following is a common symptom of narcolepsy?

cataplexy

severe daytime sleepiness and repeated daytime sleep episodes

hypnagogic hallucinations

The 8-to-12 Hz EEG waves that are associated with relaxed wakefulness and often occur just before sleep are called

alpha waves.

One of the main differences between drug dependence and drug addiction is that addiction

refers continued use despite adverse effects on health and functioning

In the conditioned place-preference paradigm, rats usually prefer the

none of the above

Which of the following is a factor in initial drug taking?

environmental stress

peer pressure

The lack of strong support for early physical-dependence theories of addiction lent indirect support to the notion that the primary factors in drug addiction are

the drug's positive-incentive properties.

Shivering, sweating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, and muscle spasms are symptoms of

heroin withdrawal.

An individual living in Colorado is trying to determine which route of administration of medical marijuana will give them most controllable and longest lasting pain relief. Which of the following is their physician most likely to recommend?

THC pill

The basic circuitry involved in the brain's reward system includes

dopamine release from the ventral tegmental area onto the prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens

Laboratory animals have frequently been shown to self-administer microinjections of addictive drugs directly into the

nucleus accumbens.

Drug tolerance is of two different types: metabolic and

functional.

The conversion of drugs in the body to nonactive chemicals, often by liver enzymes, is referred to as drug

metabolism

Which of the following are identical

UR and CR

Instrumental conditioning differs from classical conditioning because

the organism plays a passive role

The amygdala appears to be involved in the blank component of memory, whereas the cerebellum appears to be involved in the blank component

emotional; sensorimotor

The role of the blank in the Pavlovian conditioning of the eye-blink response of rabbits has been intensively investigated.

cerebellum

According to conventional set-point theories, the hunger- and weight-regulation system works like

a thermostat-controlled heating system.

According to the positive-incentive theory, the main cause of hunger in food-replete environments is

the presence or anticipation of food.

Negative feedback systems in the body tend to maintain

homeostasis.

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are often viewed as variants of the same disorder because

both persons with anorexia and persons with bulimia have distorted body images.

many patients have symptoms consistent with both diagnoses.

both anorexia and bulimia are correlated with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

both disorders display the same pattern of distribution in the general population.

Set-point theories of hunger and eating are deficient because they fail to recognize the major influences on hunger and eating of such important factors as

taste.

learning.

social influences.

The transition between the absorptive and fasting phase occurs when

the body stops deriving its energy from the fuels still circulating in the blood from the previous meal.