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Pediatric Neurology Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The following are true about obesity except?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Obese people are least responsive to the taste of food , which is false. Obese individuals often show heightened taste sensitivity, driving overeating, per sensory studies. Choice A is true; anxiety increascortisol, prompting eating in obese people (emotional eating). Choice C is correct; no single personality definobesity traits vary widely. Choice D is true; obese individuals often exhibit unrestrained eating, lacking dietary inhibition, per restraint scale research. is partially true; some obese people have lower basal metabolic rates, though not universally. Bs falsehood liin taste perception obese people arent less responsive; they may overeat due to reward-seeking, not dulled senses. Thus, B is the exception, making it the correct answer.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following is true of stress?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Stress contributto the onset of both physical and psychological disorders . Stress triggers cortisol release, linked to disorders like hypertension and depression, per psychoneuroendocrinology. Choice A is false; stress originated in physics (Selye adapted it). Choice B is incomplete; cortisol and norepinephrine, not just glutamate, drive stress responses. Choice C is wrong; stress includbiological and environmental factors, not just social. is false; neuro-hormon(e.g., adrenaline) activate fight-or-flight, not prevent it. Ds truth is evident in stress-related illness(e.g., ulcers, anxiety), unlike the narrow or reversed claims of A-C, E, making it the correct answer.
Question 3 of 5
The following are known as the big five personality traits except one:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Vulnerability , which is not a Big Five trait. The Big Five are Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion , Agreeableness , and Neuroticism (opposite of emotional stability, A). Vulnerability is a facet of Neuroticism, not a standalone trait. Choice A (emotional stability) reflects low Neuroticism; C (extraversion) sociability; D (openness) creativity; E (agreeableness) cooperation. Bs exclusion being a sub-trait, not a core dimension aligns with the Big Five model (Costa & McCrae), widely validated in personality research, making it the correct answer over the established traits A, C, D, E.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following statements regarding personality is correct?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Objective personality tests assess conscious personality aspects . Tests like MMPI measure self-reported, conscious traits (e.g., extraversion), unlike projective tests. Choice B is false; Rogers focused on self-concept, not Freuds ego/superego. Choice C is incorrect; trait theory (e.g., Big Five) describtraits, not neurodevelopment specifically. Choice D is wrong; Freud used psychoanalysis (unconscious drives), not self-actualization (Maslow). is partially true but vague personality stabilizin adulthood. As truth objective tests focus on accessible traits contrasts with theoretical errors in B-D and ambiguity, making it the correct answer.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following statements regarding the psychophysiology of food intake is correct?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Blood sugar level affects appetite and food intake . Low glucose triggers hunger via the lateral hypothalamus, while high levels signal satiety, per glucostatic theory. Choice A is false; cold increasintake. Choice B is wrong; insulin increashunger by lowering glucose. Choice D is incorrect; multiple systems (e.g., gut, brain) regulate intake. is false; the lateral hypothalamus drivhunger, not satiety. Cs truth glucosrole in appetite is foundational, unlike the reversed or narrow claims of A, B, D, E, making it the correct answer.