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,APPLIED BIOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGY
SECOND EDITION
Glen E. Getz, PhD, ABN
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, CONTENTS
History of Neurobiology 4
Research and Clinical Methods 6
Nervous System and Brain Structure 8
Major Neurobiological Brain Systems 10
Childhood Disorders 13
Schizophrenia 16
Mood Disorders 19
Anxiety Disorders 23
Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 26
Eating Disorders 29
Sleep Disorders 32
Substance Disorders 35
Medical Disorders 38
Traumatic Brain Injury 42
Personality Disorders 45
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, CHAPTER 1
HISTORY OF NEUROBIOLOGY
1. When was the “Decade of the Brain” declared by the Library of Congress and National Institute of
Mental Health?
a. 1970s
*b. 1990s
c. 2010s
d. 2000s
2. What was a novel concept in the field’s understanding of the brain as a result of studying Phineas
Gage after his accident?
a. Changes to intelligence
b. Role in motor skills
*c. Role in personality, social behavior, and emotional processing
d. Changes to sensory abilities
3. The injury to Phineas Gage occurred in the
a. Occipital lobe
b. Parietal lobe
c. Temporal lobe
*d. Frontal lobe
4. Phrenology was the study of brain functioning as it relates to what?
*a. Bumps and indentations on the head
b. Hand/foot size
c. Eye color
d. Height/weight
5. An abnormal change in brain tissue is called
a. Atrophy
*b. Lesion
c. Phrenology
d. Microglial
6. Broca area and Wernicke area are both areas of the brain that control what aspect of cognitive
functioning?
a. Motor skills
b. Mood
c. Memory
*d. Language
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, 7. What is anterograde amnesia?
a. Inability to recall long-term events
*b. Inability to form new memories
c. Inability to remember any memories
d. Inability to recall childhood memories
8. What is “in vivo examination”?
a. Examining an individual’s brain postmortem
*b. Research conducted on a living individual
c. Examinations completed with close relatives of the individual
d. None of the above
9. When was intelligence testing first introduced by Alfred Binet?
a. Early 2000s
b. Early 1980s
*c. Early 1900s
d. Mid-1800s
10. Neuropsychological testing or objective cognitive testing was initially utilized for what purpose?
*a. Military
b. Occupational
c. Mental health
d. Educational
11. The CT scan was the first method to
a. Scan slides of a deceased brain
*b. See a live picture of the brain
c. Locate brain regions accurately
d. None of these
12. Prior to the mid-1930s and late 1940s, what were most psychiatric medications intended to do?
a. Treat mental health symptoms
*b. Cause or assist with sedation
c. Improve cognitive functioning
d. Assist with pain
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, CHAPTER 2
RESEARCH AND CLINICAL METHODS
1. Knowledge of scientific techniques available for the study of the brain is important because
*a. Clinicians can make better treatment recommendations and referrals
b. All clinicians will eventually complete research
c. Neuropsychologists are trained in using these
d. None of the above
2. Microscopic evaluation can only be conducted
a. In specific laboratory settings
b. While the patient is under anesthesia
*c. Postmortem
d. For treatment purposes
3. Research conducted on animals is ____ in neuroscience.
a. Illegal
b. Unethical
*c. Relatively commonplace
d. Ethical
4. Which is true about the surgical technique of ablation?
a. It can be conducted on living organisms.
b. It destroys or removes a portion of neural or brain tissue.
c. The goal is to examine localization.
*d. All of the above.
5. An EEG can be used for what purposes?
a. Determining nonepileptic seizures
b. Examining delirium
c. Aid in evaluating sleep disorders
*d. All of these
6. CT scans
*a. Are not very detailed in terms of brain structures
b. Provide a very clear image of the brain
c. Can accurately represent all areas of the brain
d. Are an expensive procedure
7. MRI scans are typically more detailed and higher strength in what situation?
a. For clinical purposes
*b. For research purposes
c. When the client is younger
d. When conducted at a slower speed
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,8. MRI images produced when examining the brain from the face to the back of the head are called ____
view.
*a. Coronal
b. Axial
c. Linear
d. Sagittal
9. MRI images produced when examining the brain from the top of the head are called ____ view.
a. Coronal
*b. Axial
c. Linear
d. Sagittal
10. MRI images produced when examining the brain from the left to the right side are called ____ view.
a. Coronal
b. Axial
c. Linear
*d. Sagittal
11. Magnetic resonance angiography can assist with what?
a. Examining blood vessels
b. Creating slides of the brain
c. Aid in understanding vascular changes
*d. A and C
12. Functional MRI (fMRI) is currently only used for
a. Treatment/clinical purposes
*b. Research purposes
c. Older adults
d. Examining animal brains
13. Neuropsychological examinations can successfully be conducted using telehealth.
*a. True
b. False
14. Neuropsychological examinations include
a. Evaluation of cognitive abilities
b. Evaluation of emotional functioning
c. Personality assessment
*d. All of these
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, CHAPTER 3
NERVOUS SYSTEM AND BRAIN STRUCTURE
1. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of
a. The brain and spinal cord
*b. The somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system
c. Only the brain
d. None of these
2. All somatosensory information runs through the peripheral nervous system (PNS).
*a. True
b. False
3. The ____ nervous system regulates through increasing energy during times of stress and arousal,
while the _____ nervous system conserves energy when the body is relaxed.
a. Somatic; sympathetic
b. Sympathetic; central
*c. Sympathetic; parasympathetic
d. Autonomic; parasympathetic
4. Dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system contributes to what kind of disorders?
a. Trauma and stress disorders
b. Anxiety and panic disorders
c. Mood disorders
*d. All of these
5. Deep breathing and other relaxation techniques can be effective in improving peripheral nervous
system (PNS) functioning.
a. False
*b. True
6. Neurons are
a. Found throughout the body
b. Found only within the brain
c. Important in transmitting electrical and chemical signals
*d. B and C
7. Demyelination, or the loss of the myelin sheath, contributes to what?
*a. Slower transmission of electrical signals
b. Improved processing speed
c. Brain shrinkage
d. Electrical signals moving more quickly along the axon
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,APPLIED BIOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGY
SECOND EDITION
Glen E. Getz, PhD, ABN
,Copyright © 2026 Springer Publishing Company, LLC
All rights reserved.
This work is protected by U.S. Copyright laws. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or
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work is not permitted.
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for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such
websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.
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, CONTENTS
History of Neurobiology 4
Research and Clinical Methods 6
Nervous System and Brain Structure 8
Major Neurobiological Brain Systems 10
Childhood Disorders 13
Schizophrenia 16
Mood Disorders 19
Anxiety Disorders 23
Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 26
Eating Disorders 29
Sleep Disorders 32
Substance Disorders 35
Medical Disorders 38
Traumatic Brain Injury 42
Personality Disorders 45
Copyright © Springer Publishing Company, LLC. 3
, CHAPTER 1
HISTORY OF NEUROBIOLOGY
1. When was the “Decade of the Brain” declared by the Library of Congress and National Institute of
Mental Health?
a. 1970s
*b. 1990s
c. 2010s
d. 2000s
2. What was a novel concept in the field’s understanding of the brain as a result of studying Phineas
Gage after his accident?
a. Changes to intelligence
b. Role in motor skills
*c. Role in personality, social behavior, and emotional processing
d. Changes to sensory abilities
3. The injury to Phineas Gage occurred in the
a. Occipital lobe
b. Parietal lobe
c. Temporal lobe
*d. Frontal lobe
4. Phrenology was the study of brain functioning as it relates to what?
*a. Bumps and indentations on the head
b. Hand/foot size
c. Eye color
d. Height/weight
5. An abnormal change in brain tissue is called
a. Atrophy
*b. Lesion
c. Phrenology
d. Microglial
6. Broca area and Wernicke area are both areas of the brain that control what aspect of cognitive
functioning?
a. Motor skills
b. Mood
c. Memory
*d. Language
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, 7. What is anterograde amnesia?
a. Inability to recall long-term events
*b. Inability to form new memories
c. Inability to remember any memories
d. Inability to recall childhood memories
8. What is “in vivo examination”?
a. Examining an individual’s brain postmortem
*b. Research conducted on a living individual
c. Examinations completed with close relatives of the individual
d. None of the above
9. When was intelligence testing first introduced by Alfred Binet?
a. Early 2000s
b. Early 1980s
*c. Early 1900s
d. Mid-1800s
10. Neuropsychological testing or objective cognitive testing was initially utilized for what purpose?
*a. Military
b. Occupational
c. Mental health
d. Educational
11. The CT scan was the first method to
a. Scan slides of a deceased brain
*b. See a live picture of the brain
c. Locate brain regions accurately
d. None of these
12. Prior to the mid-1930s and late 1940s, what were most psychiatric medications intended to do?
a. Treat mental health symptoms
*b. Cause or assist with sedation
c. Improve cognitive functioning
d. Assist with pain
Copyright © Springer Publishing Company, LLC. 5
, CHAPTER 2
RESEARCH AND CLINICAL METHODS
1. Knowledge of scientific techniques available for the study of the brain is important because
*a. Clinicians can make better treatment recommendations and referrals
b. All clinicians will eventually complete research
c. Neuropsychologists are trained in using these
d. None of the above
2. Microscopic evaluation can only be conducted
a. In specific laboratory settings
b. While the patient is under anesthesia
*c. Postmortem
d. For treatment purposes
3. Research conducted on animals is ____ in neuroscience.
a. Illegal
b. Unethical
*c. Relatively commonplace
d. Ethical
4. Which is true about the surgical technique of ablation?
a. It can be conducted on living organisms.
b. It destroys or removes a portion of neural or brain tissue.
c. The goal is to examine localization.
*d. All of the above.
5. An EEG can be used for what purposes?
a. Determining nonepileptic seizures
b. Examining delirium
c. Aid in evaluating sleep disorders
*d. All of these
6. CT scans
*a. Are not very detailed in terms of brain structures
b. Provide a very clear image of the brain
c. Can accurately represent all areas of the brain
d. Are an expensive procedure
7. MRI scans are typically more detailed and higher strength in what situation?
a. For clinical purposes
*b. For research purposes
c. When the client is younger
d. When conducted at a slower speed
Copyright © Springer Publishing Company, LLC. 6
,8. MRI images produced when examining the brain from the face to the back of the head are called ____
view.
*a. Coronal
b. Axial
c. Linear
d. Sagittal
9. MRI images produced when examining the brain from the top of the head are called ____ view.
a. Coronal
*b. Axial
c. Linear
d. Sagittal
10. MRI images produced when examining the brain from the left to the right side are called ____ view.
a. Coronal
b. Axial
c. Linear
*d. Sagittal
11. Magnetic resonance angiography can assist with what?
a. Examining blood vessels
b. Creating slides of the brain
c. Aid in understanding vascular changes
*d. A and C
12. Functional MRI (fMRI) is currently only used for
a. Treatment/clinical purposes
*b. Research purposes
c. Older adults
d. Examining animal brains
13. Neuropsychological examinations can successfully be conducted using telehealth.
*a. True
b. False
14. Neuropsychological examinations include
a. Evaluation of cognitive abilities
b. Evaluation of emotional functioning
c. Personality assessment
*d. All of these
Copyright © Springer Publishing Company, LLC. 7
, CHAPTER 3
NERVOUS SYSTEM AND BRAIN STRUCTURE
1. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of
a. The brain and spinal cord
*b. The somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system
c. Only the brain
d. None of these
2. All somatosensory information runs through the peripheral nervous system (PNS).
*a. True
b. False
3. The ____ nervous system regulates through increasing energy during times of stress and arousal,
while the _____ nervous system conserves energy when the body is relaxed.
a. Somatic; sympathetic
b. Sympathetic; central
*c. Sympathetic; parasympathetic
d. Autonomic; parasympathetic
4. Dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system contributes to what kind of disorders?
a. Trauma and stress disorders
b. Anxiety and panic disorders
c. Mood disorders
*d. All of these
5. Deep breathing and other relaxation techniques can be effective in improving peripheral nervous
system (PNS) functioning.
a. False
*b. True
6. Neurons are
a. Found throughout the body
b. Found only within the brain
c. Important in transmitting electrical and chemical signals
*d. B and C
7. Demyelination, or the loss of the myelin sheath, contributes to what?
*a. Slower transmission of electrical signals
b. Improved processing speed
c. Brain shrinkage
d. Electrical signals moving more quickly along the axon
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