Cerebellar Diseases and Ataxias
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What is the main function of the archicerebellum?

  • Maintenance of equilibrium (correct)
  • Maintenance of muscle tone
  • Connection to the cerebral hemispheres
  • Coordination and regulation of voluntary motor activity
  • Which part of the cerebellum is mainly connected to the spinal cord?

  • Archicerebellum
  • Flocculo—nodular lobe
  • Paleo-cerebellum (correct)
  • Neocerebellum
  • What will a lesion of the paleo—cerebellum lead to?

  • Connection to the cerebral hemispheres
  • Incoordination of movements
  • Disturbance of equilibrium
  • Maintenance of muscle tone (correct)
  • Which part of the cerebellum forms most of the bulk of the cerebellar hemispheres?

    <p>Neocerebellum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of the neocerebellum?

    <p>Coordination and regulation of voluntary motor activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Anxiety can be defined as a clear, specific sense of fear and apprehension.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Normal anxiety is considered maladaptive and harmful to everyday life.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Anxiety becomes a disorder when symptoms are of lesser intensity and duration than expected.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Somatic symptoms of anxiety may include racing heart, sweating, and shaking.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The discomfort caused by anxiety is never considered normal or beneficial.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Generalized Anxiety Disorder is characterized by chronic worry and apprehension for less than 6 months.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Panic Disorder is characterized by recurrent sudden episodes of intense anxiety without marked autonomic symptoms.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is characterized by recurring intrusive thoughts and/or compulsive actions.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    People with Panic Disorder are often mistakenly diagnosed as having heart attacks because they do not visit Accident/Emergency during the attacks.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder cannot prevent themselves from having irresistible thoughts and, as a result, repeatedly act on these thoughts.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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