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Principles of Human Neuropsychology
G. Dennis Rains, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Recovery of Function

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

Which of the following does not cause the death of neurons?
A)Trauma.
B)Ischemic strokes.
C)Mitosis.
D)Tumors.
2

Another name for cell death is
A)mitosis.
B)gliosis.
C)meiosis.
D)necrosis.
3

Another name for Wallerian degeneration is
A)anterograde degeneration.
B)macular degeneration.
C)transneuronal degeneration.
D)retrograde degeneration.
4

As a product of metabolic activity, cells release
A)carbon dioxide.
B)glucose.
C)oxygen.
D)glutamate.
5

What area of the brain is particularly vulnerable to short-term hypoxic episodes?
A)Hypothalamus.
B)Amygdala.
C)Hippocampus.
D)Thalamus.
6

Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting recovery of function?
A)Height.
B)Sex.
C)Personality.
D)Intelligence.
7

Who proposed the relationship between recovery and age at time of damage?
A)Geschwind.
B)Wernicke.
C)Kennard.
D)Lenneberg.
8

What type of aphasia is NOT seen in young children with a left-hemisphere lesion?
A)Broca's.
B)Production.
C)Wernicke's.
D)Global.
9

At what age would a child with right-hemispheric representation most likely recover language?
A)Three.
B)Five.
C)Seven.
D)Nine.
10

Who conceptualized the effect of crowding
A)Goldman.
B)Kennard.
C)Geschwind.
D)Teuber.
11

Which age range experiences the most profound impairment after damage?
A)0-1.
B)1-5.
C)5-13.
D)13 and up.
12

Which age range experiences reorganization intrahemispherically?
A)0-1.
B)1-5.
C)5-13.
D)13 and up.
13

What is the term used to describe a dead neuron causing its target to lose its inputs?
A)Denervation.
B)Necrosis.
C)Hypoxia.
D)Lesion momentum.
14

What disorder illustrates denervation supersensitivity?
A)Huntington's disease.
B)Autism.
C)Parkinson's disease.
D)Aphasia.
15

Who proposed the hypothesis of uncommitted areas of cortex taking over function?
A)Lashley.
B)Munk.
C)Kennard.
D)Wall.
16

Wall and Egger demonstrated regional reorganization of somatosensory information in the
A)rat.
B)frog.
C)monkey.
D)cat.
17

Which type of intervention strategy utilizes signs or checklists?
A)Process-specific approach.
B)Restorative intervention.
C)Alternative strategy.
D)Externally focused intervention.
18

What mechanism does the process-specific approach utilize?
A)Attempt to change cognitive capabilities.
B)Use of environmental modification.
C)Processes that remain within the patients capability.
D)Computer-generated cues.
19

Brain tissue transplants are
A)grown in a petry dish.
B)harvested from animal hosts.
C)dissected from a fetus.
D)grafted from the patient’s spinal cord.
20

Which disorder is targeted for human transplantation following the promising results found in monkey studies?
A)Huntington's disease.
B)Autism.
C)Down syndrome.
D)Alzheimer's disease.








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