Stress and HPA Axis — MCQs

Which of the following neuroanatomical areas is/are considered to be involved in the etiology of depression?

Stress hyperglycemia occurs due to all except -

Adrenal medulla secretes all EXCEPT:

What would be the most probable diagnosis for a 50-year-old chronic smoker who presents with hemoptysis, truncal obesity, and hypertension, and has an elevated ACTH level that is not suppressible with high-dose dexamethasone?

All the following mediate their action using cAMP as second messenger except:

Nitric Oxide (NO) is a novel neurotransmitter which is considered to have an effect in the pathophysiology of which of the following psychiatric conditions?

Under which one of the following conditions, the HPA axis suppression is likely to result in crisis due to adrenal insufficiency following withdrawal of glucocorticoids?

A 45-year-old man with treatment-resistant depression is being considered for transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). His brain MRI shows an old infarct in the left frontal lobe with residual gliosis. Which parameter should be most carefully adjusted during TMS therapy?

Schizophrenia is a common presentation in which genetic disease?

Thyrotoxicosis is most commonly associated with which of the following psychiatric manifestations?