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6. Which structures make up the HPA-axis?

  • Hippocampus, pituitary gland, amygdala
  • Hippocampus, pituitary gland, adrenal gland
  • Hypothalamus, pituitary gland, adrenal gland
  • Hypothalamus, pituitary gland, amygdala

7. What is the lifetime prevalence of anxiety?

  • 8%
  • 14%
  • 17%
  • 32%

8. What brain structures regulate the HPA-axis response?

  • Adrenal gland and amygdala
  • Hippocampus and amygdala
  • Hippocampus and hypothalamus
  • Hypothalamus and amygdala

9. What does stress lead to the release of in the hypothalamus?

  • Cortisol
  • Adrenalin
  • CRH
  • ACTH

10. Which of these is not an anxiety disorder?

  • Panic disorder
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Agoraphobia

11. What does the pituitary gland release?

  • Adrenalin
  • CRH
  • ACTH
  • Cortisol

12. Where was their increased activity after exposure therapy due to cognitive control of the fear response?

  • Orbitofrontal cortex
  • Ventromedial prefrontal cortex
  • Hippocampus
  • Amygdala

13. How is contextual fear conditioning best done?

  • Pairing an aversive stimulus with the context
  • Pairing a discrete stimulus with the context
  • Pairing both an aversive and discrete stimulus with the context
  • Pairing neither an aversive nor discrete stimulus with the context

14. What do Glucocorticoid receptors in the hippocampus measure?

  • Cortisol level
  • Stress level
  • CRH level
  • ACTH level