HLTHPSYC 122 - Week 2 Questions and Correct Answers 2024

HLTHPSYC 122 - Week 2 Questions and Correct Answers 2024 Depression - Correct Answer - Most expensive disease - 2nd in the global burden of non-communicable disease Depression Symptoms - Correct Answer 1) Dramatic weight loss or gain 2) Irritability, restlessness and agitation 3) Too little or too much sleep 4) Isolation, withdrawal from friends and activities 5) Thoughts of death or suicide 6) Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness 7) Problems thinking and concentrating Neurotransmitters and Depression - Correct Answer 1) Decreased Serotonin - sleep, aggression, eating, sexual behavior and mood 2) Decreased Dopamine - reward, pleasure 3) No Norepinephrine - related to stress Endocrine System and Depression - Correct Answer 1) Disturbed circadian rhythms 2) Increased levels of stress hormones (e.g. cortisol) 3) Decreased levels of estrogen (e.g. alter serotonin and norepinephrine) 4) Decreased levels of testosterone after 50 Cerebral cortex - Correct Answer Structure of the nervous system that is involved in complex mental processes. Thalamus - Correct Answer Structure of the nervous system that relays sensory information. Depression - Correct Answer - Most expensive disease - 2nd in the global burden of non-communicable disease Depression Symptoms - Correct Answer 1) Dramatic weight loss or gain 2) Irritability, restlessness and agitation 3) Too little or too much sleep 4) Isolation, withdrawal from friends and activities 5) Thoughts of death or suicide 6) Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness 7) Problems thinking and concentrating Neurotransmitters and Depression - Correct Answer 1) Decreased Serotonin - sleep, aggression, eating, sexual behavior and mood 2) Decreased Dopamine - reward, pleasure 3) No Norepinephrine - related to stress Endocrine System and Depression - Correct Answer 1) Disturbed circadian rhythms 2) Increased levels of stress hormones (e.g. cortisol) 3) Decreased levels of estrogen (e.g. alter serotonin and norepinephrine) 4) Decreased levels of testosterone after 50 Cerebral cortex - Correct Answer Structure of the nervous system that is involved in complex mental processes. Thalamus - Correct Answer Structure of the nervous system that relays sensory information. Depression - Correct Answer - Most expensive disease - 2nd in the global burden of non-communicable disease Depression Symptoms - Correct Answer 1) Dramatic weight loss or gain 2) Irritability, restlessness and agitation 3) Too little or too much sleep 4) Isolation, withdrawal from friends and activities 5) Thoughts of death or suicide 6) Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness 7) Problems thinking and concentrating Neurotransmitters and Depression - Correct Answer 1) Decreased Serotonin - sleep, aggression, eating, sexual behavior and mood 2) Decreased Dopamine - reward, pleasure 3) No Norepinephrine - related to stress Endocrine System and Depression - Correct Answer 1) Disturbed circadian rhythms 2) Increased levels of stress hormones (e.g. cortisol) 3) Decreased levels of estrogen (e.g. alter serotonin and norepinephrine) 4) Decreased levels of testosterone after 50 Cerebral cortex - Correct Answer Structure of the nervous system that is involved in complex mental processes. Thalamus - Correct Answer Structure of the nervous system that relays sensory information.