Question 1

The behavioral activation system is associated with ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  low to moderate arousal, tendency to approach new objects, and pleasant mood
B)  ​maximum arousal, increased fear, and negative mood
C)  ​lack of arousal, decreased action, and pleasant mood
D)  increased attention and arousal, decreased action, and fear or disgust

Question 2

The immune system's way of telling the brain that the body is ill is by way of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  macrophages
B)  ​cytotoxic cells
C)  ​cytokines
D)  natural killer cells

Question 3

The field of study concerned with how the nervous system interacts with the immune system is known as ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  endocrinology
B)  ​immunopsychology
C)  ​psychoneuroimmunology
D)  neurobiology

Question 4

The term "serotonin turnover" refers to the amount of serotonin that is ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  released at synapses and resynthesized
B)  ​currently present in the brain
C)  ​radioactively labeled
D)  converted into another transmitter

Question 5

Children with a rare condition called ____ are unable to move their facial muscles to make a smile.​

Accepted Answer

A)  Lange syndrome
B)  ​Möbius syndrome
C)  ​James syndrome
D)  Fregoli syndrome

Question 6

If a treatment suddenly lowered your serotonin level ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  you would experience depression
B)  ​you would become violent
C)  ​you would become both depressed and violent
D)  we could not predict how and when your behavior would change

Question 7

The area that is activated by feeling disgusted is the same area of the brain responsible for ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  sight
B)  ​smell
C)  ​taste
D)  hearing

Question 8

Prolonged high cortisol levels are associated with increased hippocampal damage.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Findings from people with pure autonomic failure suggest that ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomic output is important for experiencing emotion
B)  ​the James-Lange theory is incorrect
C)  ​feelings are the same thing as emotions
D)  lack of physiological feedback makes us happy

Question 10

Which type of leukocyte attaches to an intruder and produces a specific antibody to attack the intruder's antigen?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Macrophage
B)  ​B cell
C)  ​T cell
D)  A cell

Question 11

The classical illness behaviors such as fever,sleepiness,and lack of appetite are caused by ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased brain activity
B)  ​toxins released by pathogens
C)  ​the immune system's production of cytokines
D)  antibody production

Question 12

The behavioral inhibition system is associated with ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  low to moderate arousal, tendency to approach new objects, and pleasant mood
B)  ​maximum arousal, increased fear, and negative mood
C)  ​lack of arousal, decreased action, and pleasant mood
D)  increased attention and arousal, decreased action, and fear or disgust

Question 13

Output from the amygdala to the ____ modifies approach and avoidance responses.​

Accepted Answer

A)  brain stem
B)  ​hypothalamus
C)  ​prefrontal cortex
D)  basolateral nuclei

Question 14

Briefly describe how benzodiazepines work in the brain.​

Accepted Answer

Benzodiazepines bind to the GABAA recept...

Question 15

A leukocyte attacks when it finds a cell with foreign ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  antigens
B)  ​contours
C)  ​chromosomes
D)  neurotransmitters

Question 16

Which hormone is released by the adrenal gland during stress?​

Accepted Answer

A)  cortisol
B)  ​ACTH
C)  ​CRH
D)  NPY

Question 17

Leukocytes identify intruder cells by their ____​

Accepted Answer

A)  shape
B)  ​chromosomal pattern
C)  ​rate of cell division
D)  surface proteins

Question 18

Proteins that circulate in the blood,specifically attaching to one kind of antigen are ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  macrophages
B)  ​B cells
C)  ​T cells
D)  antibodies

Question 19

Individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder are more likely to have a suppressed startle reflex.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Increased activity of the frontal and temporal lobes of the right hemisphere is associated with the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral inhibition system
B)  ​behavioral activation system
C)  ​behavioral attenuation system
D)  behavioral attraction system

Exam 11: Emotional Behaviors

The term "serotonin turnover" refers to the amount of serotonin that is ____.​

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Individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder are more likely to have a suppressed startle reflex.​

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Which type of leukocyte attaches to an intruder and produces a specific antibody to attack the intruder's antigen?​

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Which hormone is released by the adrenal gland during stress?​

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Prolonged high cortisol levels are associated with increased hippocampal damage.​

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The classical illness behaviors such as fever,sleepiness,and lack of appetite are caused by ____.​

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The area that is activated by feeling disgusted is the same area of the brain responsible for ____.​

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The behavioral inhibition system is associated with ____.​

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The behavioral activation system is associated with ____.​

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Proteins that circulate in the blood,specifically attaching to one kind of antigen are ____.​

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The field of study concerned with how the nervous system interacts with the immune system is known as ____.​

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Output from the amygdala to the ____ modifies approach and avoidance responses.​

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Children with a rare condition called ____ are unable to move their facial muscles to make a smile.​

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Increased activity of the frontal and temporal lobes of the right hemisphere is associated with the ____.​

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Briefly describe how benzodiazepines work in the brain.​

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Leukocytes identify intruder cells by their ____​

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If a treatment suddenly lowered your serotonin level ____.​

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Prolonged high cortisol levels are associated with increased hippocampal damage.

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The classical illness behaviors such as fever,sleepiness,and lack of appetite are caused by ____.

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Output from the amygdala to the ____ modifies approach and avoidance responses.

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Children with a rare condition called ____ are unable to move their facial muscles to make a smile.

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Increased activity of the frontal and temporal lobes of the right hemisphere is associated with the ____.

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Briefly describe how benzodiazepines work in the brain.

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