Question 1

Compare the conventional antipsychotic medications with the newer drugs in terms of their biochemical dynamics,side effects,and treatment effectiveness.

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The conventional antipsychotic medicatio...

Question 2

Which of the following defines the grandiose type of delusional disorder?

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A)  Believing that one is loved by an important person or celebrity
B)  Falsely believing that one's sexual partner is unfaithful
C)  Believing in one's inflated worth, identity, or special relationship
D)  Believing one is being malevolently treated in some wayE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

A woman diagnosed with schizophrenia announces that she has a plan to end poverty and homelessness in the world and that the Pope has given her secret instructions on how this can be accomplished.Her thinking is indicative of a delusion of

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A)  persecution.
B)  thought insertion.
C)  grandeur.
D)  reference.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Research studies focusing on genetic factors in schizophrenia have found that

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A)  an individual with a schizophrenic identical twin has the highest risk factor (almost 50 percent)  of developing schizophrenia.
B)  in family studies of schizophrenia, the genetic influence can be separated from the environmental impact.
C)  if one person in a family has a particular subtype of schizophrenia,e.g., paranoid, the other family members inherit a predisposition for that subtype only.
D)  the more severe a parent's schizophrenic disorder, the less likely the children are to develop it.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

One explanation for the differences between the Genain sisters in their experience of schizophrenia is

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A)  The deterioration of the uteral envionrment
B)  De novo mutations in the fertilized egg or germ cells
C)  Birth order
D)  Being raised in different householdsE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following statements reflects "circumstantial evidence" for the dopamine theory of schizophrenia?

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A)  Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics)  act as dopamine agonists, increasing the amount of dopamine in the brain.
B)  Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics)  can produce symptoms similar to those of Parkinson's disease (a disorder due to insufficient dopamine) .
C)  The drug L-dopa, a dopamine agonist, is used to treat schizophrenic symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease.
D)  Amphetamines, which activate dopamine, can lessen psychotic symptoms in people with schizophrenia.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The Genain quadruplets Nora,Iris,Myra and Hester showed us that

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A)  The course, symptoms and prognosis of schizophrenia can vary even among quadruplets raised in the same household
B)  The course, symptoms and prognosis of schizophrenia can be determined by birth weight
C)  Schizophrenia is almost entirely genetic in its etiology
D)  Having the same family environment largely ensures the same outcome in schizophreniaE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following characterize the disorder known as schizophrenia?

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A)  Delusions and hallucinations
B)  Inappropriate emotions
C)  Disorganized speech and behavior
D)  All of theseE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Extrapyramidal symptoms,serious side effects of antipsychotic medications that occur in some patients with schizophrenia,are similar to the symptoms of

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A)  Alzheimer's disease.
B)  Parkinson's disease.
C)  multiple sclerosis.
D)  leukemia.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

In the 1970s,researchers set up a treatment system called a token economy in a mental health center.This type of "milieu" treatment for patients with schizophrenia focused on

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A)  language and speech.
B)  socialization and self-care skills.
C)  educational studies.
D)  spiritual and religious development.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

The negative symptom of schizophrenia called alogia is defined as

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A)  inability to initiate and persist in activities.
B)  inability to experience pleasure.
C)  lack of emotional response, blank facial expression.
D)  lack of speech content and/or slowed speech response.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

A treatment used in the 1930s for schizophrenia but now used primarily to treat severe depression is

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A)  electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) .
B)  prefrontal lobotomy.
C)  insulin coma therapy.
D)  psychosurgery.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding statistical data on schizophrenia?

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A)  The lifetime prevalence rate is 1 percent.
B)  Life expectancy is less than average due to suicides and accidents.
C)  Men with schizophrenia have a better prognosis than women with schizophrenia.
D)  More women than men develop schizophrenia later in life.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

James is a security guard at the mall who seems lost in his own world,and seems somewhat eccentric to others.Often,he feels the presence of his dead mother nearby.He knows it is an illusion and that she is not real.Her presence does give him comfort.James probably would be diagnosed with

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A)  schizoaffective disorder.
B)  schizotypal personality disorder.
C)  schizoid personality disorder.
D)  brief psychotic disorder.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

The negative symptom of schizophrenia called avolition is defined as

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A)  inability to initiate and persist in activities.
B)  inability to experience pleasure.
C)  lack of emotional response, blank facial expression.
D)  lack of speech content and/or slowed speech response.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Discuss some of the causative factors of schizophrenia,including genetic influences,neurotransmitter imbalances,prenatal viral exposure,and psychological stressors.

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Evidence from family,twin,and adoption s...

Question 17

Eugen Bleuler's concept of schizophrenia as an "associative splitting" of the basic functions of personality led to the incorrect use of the term to mean

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A)  a fugue state.
B)  multiple personality.
C)  cognitive slippage.
D)  folie à deux.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Define what is meant by schizophrenia.Using concepts from the history of schizophrenia,show why the common misconception that schizophrenia means split personality is not correct.

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Toward the end of the 19th century,the G...

Question 19

The motivational view of delusions theory posits that delusions

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A)  Are attempts to deal with anxiety
B)  Are attempts to deal with social isolation
C)  Motivate erratic behavior
D)  Motivate the misinterpretation of symptomsE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Which of the following negative symptom of schizophrenia defines "flat affect"?

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A)  Inability to initiate and persist in activities
B)  Inability to experience pleasure
C)  Lack of emotional response, and a blank facial expression
D)  Lack of speech content and/or slowed speech responseE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Exam 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

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Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding statistical data on schizophrenia?

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Which of the following statements reflects "circumstantial evidence" for the dopamine theory of schizophrenia?

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One explanation for the differences between the Genain sisters in their experience of schizophrenia is

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Discuss some of the causative factors of schizophrenia,including genetic influences,neurotransmitter imbalances,prenatal viral exposure,and psychological stressors.

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The Genain quadruplets Nora,Iris,Myra and Hester showed us that

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A treatment used in the 1930s for schizophrenia but now used primarily to treat severe depression is

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The negative symptom of schizophrenia called avolition is defined as

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In the 1970s,researchers set up a treatment system called a token economy in a mental health center.This type of "milieu" treatment for patients with schizophrenia focused on

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Extrapyramidal symptoms,serious side effects of antipsychotic medications that occur in some patients with schizophrenia,are similar to the symptoms of

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Which of the following characterize the disorder known as schizophrenia?

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Eugen Bleuler's concept of schizophrenia as an "associative splitting" of the basic functions of personality led to the incorrect use of the term to mean

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Which of the following negative symptom of schizophrenia defines "flat affect"?

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Compare the conventional antipsychotic medications with the newer drugs in terms of their biochemical dynamics,side effects,and treatment effectiveness.

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The negative symptom of schizophrenia called alogia is defined as

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A woman diagnosed with schizophrenia announces that she has a plan to end poverty and homelessness in the world and that the Pope has given her secret instructions on how this can be accomplished.Her thinking is indicative of a delusion of

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James is a security guard at the mall who seems lost in his own world,and seems somewhat eccentric to others.Often,he feels the presence of his dead mother nearby.He knows it is an illusion and that she is not real.Her presence does give him comfort.James probably would be diagnosed with

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Which of the following defines the grandiose type of delusional disorder?

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Define what is meant by schizophrenia.Using concepts from the history of schizophrenia,show why the common misconception that schizophrenia means split personality is not correct.

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