Schizophrenia and Depression 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyBiological PsychologyUniversityAll boards Created by: Meg FraserCreated on: 18-12-17 17:49 What is neuropsychiatry concerned with? Understanding the neural basis of psychiatric disorders 1 of 20 What percentage is the prevalence in family members with schizophrenia? 10% 2 of 20 What percentage is the prevalence in identical twins of patients with schizophrenia? 45% 3 of 20 What is the typical age of onset for schizophrenia? Adolescence to early adulthood 4 of 20 What does the dopamine theory of schizophrenia suggest? Excess extracellular dopamine causes schizophrenia 5 of 20 Which drugs can further increase dopamine levels in someone with schizophrenia? Cocaine and amphetamine 6 of 20 What does Chlorpromazine reduce in terms of dopamine? Activity 7 of 20 How many schizophrenia patients have neuropsychological profiles in the normal range? 15-30% 8 of 20 In schizophrenia there seems to be a correlation between __________ and _________ Number of negative symptoms, cognitive deficits 9 of 20 Where have deficits not been seen in schizophrenia? Short term memory 10 of 20 Where is there under activation in schizophrenia patients? DLPFC 11 of 20 What is hypofrontality? Reduced prefrontal cortex activity 12 of 20 What percentage of people does depression affect at some point in their life? 10% 13 of 20 What are the concordance rates of depression for identical twins? 60% 14 of 20 What is the role of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)? Stops serotonin being reabsorbed 15 of 20 What is the most commonly reported cognitive deficit in depression? Executive dysfunction 16 of 20 What is mood congruent memory? Depressed mood makes negative memories more accessible 17 of 20 Which area did the depressed participants show greater activation in Siegle et al. (2007)? Amygdala 18 of 20 Which area did the depressed participants show decreased activation in Siegle et al. (2007)? DLPFC 19 of 20 What did Siegle et al. (2007) show that the DLPFC was involved in? Regulating systems in the brain 20 of 20
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