Motivation, Arousal, & Emotion, Motor Structures & Functions, Neuromodulators & Drugs, States of Consciousness

This is an MCQ-based quiz for GRE on Motivation, Arousal, & Emotion, Motor Structures & Functions, Neuromodulators & Drugs, States of Consciousness.

This includes Satisfaction, Fear, Anger, Occipital lobe, Frontal lobe, Limbic system, Spinal cord, Epinephrine, GABA, Melatonin, and Seratonin.

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The nucleus accumbens is most specifically and predominately known for its role in which of the following behavioral systems?

Motivation and satisfaction Memory encoding and memory retention Fear and anger Reward and reinforcement Language learning

After a severe accident, a client is no longer able to feel his sense of touch. Which of the following parts of his brain most likely received damage that caused his inability to feel?

Occipital lobe Frontal lobe Limbic system Spinal cord Parietal lobe

Which of the following is an example of a gender basis in physiological stress reactions?

Women react more quickly to olfactory and gustatory signs of stress, whereas men react more quickly to audio or visual signs of stress Men experience elevated levels of cortisol activity during stress, whereas women experience decreased cortisol levels Men show more activation of their limbic system in response to stress than do women When asked to recall emotionally strong memories, men tend to gravitate towards memories of fear, frustration and violence, and women tend to recall more memories of happiness, contentment, or romantic feelings Men have slower reuptake of norepinephrine during stressful situations than women do, prolonging the fight-or-flight response

Atypical antipsychotic medications block dopamine and which other neurotransmitter receptors?

Acetylcholine Epinephrine GABA Melatonin Seratonin

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are utilized to primarily treat which mental health disorder?

Depression Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Antisocial Personality Disorder

On a normal night, a person goes through different stages of sleep. During which stage of sleep can delta waves be seen, the slowest of all sleep waves?

REM NREM3 None of these NREM1 NREM2

On a normal night, a person goes through different stages of sleep. During which stage of sleep does a person experience twitches, hypnic jerks and hypnagogic hallucinations?

None of these NREM3 REM NREM2 NREM1

On a normal night, a person goes through different stages of sleep. During which stage of sleep is the largest amount acetylcholine (i.e. the "rest and digest" hormone) released?

REM NREM1 All of these NREM2 NREM3

Insomnia is best defined as which of the following?

An excess of sleep Disorder marked by constant sleep spindles The ability to fall asleep at inopportune times The inability to breathe while sleeping The inability to fall asleep or stay asleep

Gina is in the middle of her workday, she is fully focused and alert to the new information she is reviewing on her computer screen. After a while, she sits back in her chair and takes a few deep breaths with her eyes closed to relax. What of the following pairs of brain waves and corresponding hertz best identifies what Gina"s brain is producing while concentrating and while at rest?

Theta 4-8 hertz and beta 13-30 hertz Alpha 13-30 hertz and alpha 8-13 hertz Beta 13-30 hertz and alpha 8-13 hertz Beta 4-8 hertz and alpha 13-30 hertz None of these

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Title: Motivation, Arousal, & Emotion, Motor Structures & Functions, Neuromodulators & Drugs, States of Consciousness

Questions: 10

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