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What is the main function of the archicerebellum?
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?
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?
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?
Which part of the cerebellum forms most of the bulk of the cerebellar hemispheres?
What is the main function of the neocerebellum?
What is the main function of the neocerebellum?
Anxiety can be defined as a clear, specific sense of fear and apprehension.
Anxiety can be defined as a clear, specific sense of fear and apprehension.
Normal anxiety is considered maladaptive and harmful to everyday life.
Normal anxiety is considered maladaptive and harmful to everyday life.
Anxiety becomes a disorder when symptoms are of lesser intensity and duration than expected.
Anxiety becomes a disorder when symptoms are of lesser intensity and duration than expected.
Somatic symptoms of anxiety may include racing heart, sweating, and shaking.
Somatic symptoms of anxiety may include racing heart, sweating, and shaking.
The discomfort caused by anxiety is never considered normal or beneficial.
The discomfort caused by anxiety is never considered normal or beneficial.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder is characterized by chronic worry and apprehension for less than 6 months.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder is characterized by chronic worry and apprehension for less than 6 months.
Panic Disorder is characterized by recurrent sudden episodes of intense anxiety without marked autonomic symptoms.
Panic Disorder is characterized by recurrent sudden episodes of intense anxiety without marked autonomic symptoms.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is characterized by recurring intrusive thoughts and/or compulsive actions.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is characterized by recurring intrusive thoughts and/or compulsive actions.
People with Panic Disorder are often mistakenly diagnosed as having heart attacks because they do not visit Accident/Emergency during the attacks.
People with Panic Disorder are often mistakenly diagnosed as having heart attacks because they do not visit Accident/Emergency during the attacks.
Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder cannot prevent themselves from having irresistible thoughts and, as a result, repeatedly act on these thoughts.
Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder cannot prevent themselves from having irresistible thoughts and, as a result, repeatedly act on these thoughts.
