February 25, 2021

Selected Formative Assessment Question:Define epigenetics and describe an experiment illustrating how early experience affects adult stress response and the epigenetic mechanism through... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:In what way has the concept of mind-body dualism had an impact on psychiatry? Describe recent work that undermines... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:Describe at least three interventional techniques that can be used to modify brain function and circuits – how do... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:Why have anti-amyloid treatments failed to prove beneficial in Alzheimer’s disease? What are future directions for the development of... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:Describe the neurobiological pathways thought to play a role in symptoms associated with ADHD. Check out one of the... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:Define allostasis and describe 3 neural systems that experience allostatic shifts with long-term opioid use. Check out one of... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:Describe the neurotrophic model of depression. Check out one of the following resources that are excerpted from the Neuroscience Perspectives... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:Describe current evidence-based treatments related to the biology of fear conditioning. What other theoretical approaches for treating PTSD might... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:What are the limitations of our current diagnostic system with respect to psychotic illnesses? Describe an ongoing research approach... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:Why is the DSM designed the way it is? What are its strengths and limitations?  Check out one of... Read More