PHCY 502_Class 12-14_CNS Pt.
1-3 Study Set Exam
Ataxia - Answer Loss of coordination, though the power necessary to make the
movements is still present
Cognition - Answer The mental processes by which a person acquires knowledge,
among these are reasoning, creative actions and solving problems
Paranoia - Answer A condition whose main characteristic is the delusion that other
people are (in an unclear way) connected to the affected individual
Phobia - Answer A marked and out of proportion fear within an environmental or
situational context to the presence or anticipation of a specific object or situation
Psychosis - Answer One of a group of mental disorders in which the affected person
loses contact with reality. Thought processes are so disturbed that the person does not
always realize that he or she is ill. Symptoms include delusions, hallucinations, loss of
emotion, mania, depression, poverty of thought and seriously abnormal behavior
Tremor - Answer An unintentional rhythmic muscle movement that usually affects the
hands but can involve arms, head, legs or the whole body
Depression - Answer Clinical depression requiring attention, is best defined as a
collection of psychological symptoms including sadness, unhappy thoughts
characterized by worry, poor self-image, self-blame, guilt and low self-confidence;
downbeat views on the future; and a feeling of hopelessness (anhedonia)
Hallucination - Answer False perceptions arising without an adequate external stimulus
(as opposed to illusions, which are misinterpretations of stimuli arising from an external
object)
Norepinephrine - Answer AKA noradrenaline, is a neurotransmitter in both the
peripheral and central nervous systems, producing many effects in the body, the most
notable being those associated with the 'fight or flight' response to perceived danger
Dopamine - Answer A neurotransmitter that is produced in the substantia nigra, ventral
tegmental area, and hypothalamus of the brain, and dysfunction of signaling associated
with this neurotransmitter has been implicated in different nervous system diseases
Receptor - Answer A small, discrete area on the cell membrane or within the cell with
which molecules or molecular complexes (e.g. hormones, drugs, and other chemical
messengers) interact, and when this interaction takes place it initiates a change in the
working of the cell
1-3 Study Set Exam
Ataxia - Answer Loss of coordination, though the power necessary to make the
movements is still present
Cognition - Answer The mental processes by which a person acquires knowledge,
among these are reasoning, creative actions and solving problems
Paranoia - Answer A condition whose main characteristic is the delusion that other
people are (in an unclear way) connected to the affected individual
Phobia - Answer A marked and out of proportion fear within an environmental or
situational context to the presence or anticipation of a specific object or situation
Psychosis - Answer One of a group of mental disorders in which the affected person
loses contact with reality. Thought processes are so disturbed that the person does not
always realize that he or she is ill. Symptoms include delusions, hallucinations, loss of
emotion, mania, depression, poverty of thought and seriously abnormal behavior
Tremor - Answer An unintentional rhythmic muscle movement that usually affects the
hands but can involve arms, head, legs or the whole body
Depression - Answer Clinical depression requiring attention, is best defined as a
collection of psychological symptoms including sadness, unhappy thoughts
characterized by worry, poor self-image, self-blame, guilt and low self-confidence;
downbeat views on the future; and a feeling of hopelessness (anhedonia)
Hallucination - Answer False perceptions arising without an adequate external stimulus
(as opposed to illusions, which are misinterpretations of stimuli arising from an external
object)
Norepinephrine - Answer AKA noradrenaline, is a neurotransmitter in both the
peripheral and central nervous systems, producing many effects in the body, the most
notable being those associated with the 'fight or flight' response to perceived danger
Dopamine - Answer A neurotransmitter that is produced in the substantia nigra, ventral
tegmental area, and hypothalamus of the brain, and dysfunction of signaling associated
with this neurotransmitter has been implicated in different nervous system diseases
Receptor - Answer A small, discrete area on the cell membrane or within the cell with
which molecules or molecular complexes (e.g. hormones, drugs, and other chemical
messengers) interact, and when this interaction takes place it initiates a change in the
working of the cell
