Question 1

One criticism of the DSM-5 with respect to diagnosing schizophrenia is

Accepted Answer

A)  it does not rely on the person's presenting symptoms and history as the main indications of illness. 
B)  none of the subtypes have received any research support as valid distinctions. 
C)  clinicians tend not to agree with the diagnoses of other clinicians. 
D)  clinicians rarely use structured interviews in making a diagnosis. 
E)  the lack of objective criteria for the disorder. 
A)  it does not rely on the person's presenting symptoms and history as the main indications of illness. 
B)  none of the subtypes have received any research support as valid distinctions. 
C)  clinicians tend not to agree with the diagnoses of other clinicians. 
D)  clinicians rarely use structured interviews in making a diagnosis. 
E)  the lack of objective criteria for the disorder.

Question 2

Research on expressed emotion indicates that people with schizophrenia are most likely to suffer a relapse if

Accepted Answer

A)  family members are critical and overinvolved. 
B)  family members ignore them and fail to provide support. 
C)  society labels them and rejects them. 
D)  family and peers are unable to see past their illness. 
E)  family members are critical and uninvolved. 
A)  family members are critical and overinvolved. 
B)  family members ignore them and fail to provide support. 
C)  society labels them and rejects them. 
D)  family and peers are unable to see past their illness. 
E)  family members are critical and uninvolved.

Question 3

One of the first brain regions that interested researchers in linking the brain to schizophrenia was/were the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  occipital lobes 
B)  temporal lobes 
C)  frontal lobes 
D)  parietal lobes 
E)  posterior cortex 
A)  occipital lobes 
B)  temporal lobes 
C)  frontal lobes 
D)  parietal lobes 
E)  posterior cortex

Question 4

t is difficult to determine whether neurological abnormalities are a cause or consequence of schizophrenia symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The most commonly accepted theory of schizophrenia today is the

Accepted Answer

A)  rejecting mother model. 
B)  schizogenetic theory. 
C)  diathesis-stress theory. 
D)  social drift theory. 
E)  collective unconscious theory. 
A)  rejecting mother model. 
B)  schizogenetic theory. 
C)  diathesis-stress theory. 
D)  social drift theory. 
E)  collective unconscious theory.

Question 6

The main drawback of anti-psychotic medication in treating schizophrenia is

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A)  its relative ineffectiveness in dealing with the cognitive impairment suffered by schizophrenia patients. 
B)  that the use of medication often requires longer hospital stays. 
C)  its relative lack of effectiveness. 
D)  the occurrence of more frequent relapses of illness. 
E)  its inability to alleviate the frequency and severity of hallucinations and delusions. 
A)  its relative ineffectiveness in dealing with the cognitive impairment suffered by schizophrenia patients. 
B)  that the use of medication often requires longer hospital stays. 
C)  its relative lack of effectiveness. 
D)  the occurrence of more frequent relapses of illness. 
E)  its inability to alleviate the frequency and severity of hallucinations and delusions.

Question 7

Schizophrenogenic mother has been described as

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A)  rejecting. 
B)  depressed. 
C)  overly involved with the child. 
D)  manic and unpredictable. 
E)  a carrier of the schizogene. 
A)  rejecting. 
B)  depressed. 
C)  overly involved with the child. 
D)  manic and unpredictable. 
E)  a carrier of the schizogene.

Question 8

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are those that involve

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A)  lack of emotion. 
B)  loss of motivation. 
C)  less serious symptoms. 
D)  speech and language. 
E)  extravagant versions of normal behaviour. 
A)  lack of emotion. 
B)  loss of motivation. 
C)  less serious symptoms. 
D)  speech and language. 
E)  extravagant versions of normal behaviour.

Question 9

The best description of anhedonia is

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A)  poor concentration for an extended period of time. 
B)  the inability to experience pleasure. 
C)  impoverished emotional expression. 
D)  lack of drive or initiative. 
E)  excess pleasure 
A)  poor concentration for an extended period of time. 
B)  the inability to experience pleasure. 
C)  impoverished emotional expression. 
D)  lack of drive or initiative. 
E)  excess pleasure

Question 10

The one form of psychotherapy found to be helpful in treating schizophrenia is

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic therapy. 
B)  interpersonal psychotherapy. 
C)  behaviour therapy. 
D)  cognitive-behaviour therapy. 
E)  psychoanalysis. 
A)  humanistic therapy. 
B)  interpersonal psychotherapy. 
C)  behaviour therapy. 
D)  cognitive-behaviour therapy. 
E)  psychoanalysis.

Question 11

Research examining the eye movements of people with schizophrenia has found

Accepted Answer

A)  eye movements that mirror visual hallucinations. 
B)  they generally tend to stare vacantly at most objects. 
C)  their eye movements tend to be more erratic. 
D)  they are able to keep slow moving targets in focus, but are unable to rapidly shift their eyes. 
E)  few differences exist between the eye movements of people with schizophrenia compared to those without the disorder. 
A)  eye movements that mirror visual hallucinations. 
B)  they generally tend to stare vacantly at most objects. 
C)  their eye movements tend to be more erratic. 
D)  they are able to keep slow moving targets in focus, but are unable to rapidly shift their eyes. 
E)  few differences exist between the eye movements of people with schizophrenia compared to those without the disorder.

Question 12

Up to ______________________ "risk" genes may be implicated in the development of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  5 
D)  600 
E)  12 
A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  5 
D)  600 
E)  12

Question 13

A recent meta-analysis of 22 studies found that social skills training for schizophrenia

Accepted Answer

A)  has moderate effects on symptoms, functioning and relapse rates. 
B)  has small effects on social functioning only. 
C)  has moderate effects on social and psychosocial functioning, living skills and negative symptoms. 
D)  has small effects on paranoid symptoms, but not withdrawal symptoms. 
E)  has moderate effects on positive symptoms but does not appear to improve functioning. 
A)  has moderate effects on symptoms, functioning and relapse rates. 
B)  has small effects on social functioning only. 
C)  has moderate effects on social and psychosocial functioning, living skills and negative symptoms. 
D)  has small effects on paranoid symptoms, but not withdrawal symptoms. 
E)  has moderate effects on positive symptoms but does not appear to improve functioning.

Question 14

Differentiate between the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia by providing a brief description of the types of symptoms under each category.

Accepted Answer

Positive symptoms express extravagant ve

Question 15

The diathesis-stress model has been proposed as a model of development of schizophrenia. Choose three factors that play a role in vulnerability to schizophrenia and describe the research findings.

Accepted Answer

(Factors include: developmental influenc

Question 16

An early treatment for schizophrenia might have involved which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  insulin coma 
B)  hypnosis 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  psychotherapy 
E)  chlorpromazine 
A)  insulin coma 
B)  hypnosis 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  psychotherapy 
E)  chlorpromazine

Question 17

Impairment on the Continuous Performance Test has been studied as a potential cognitive marker of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A person with schizophrenia displaying flattened affect

Accepted Answer

A)  withdraws socially. 
B)  does not express emotion. 
C)  does not experience physiological arousal. 
D)  laughs at inappropriate moments. 
E)  experiences only sadness but not other emotions 
A)  withdraws socially. 
B)  does not express emotion. 
C)  does not experience physiological arousal. 
D)  laughs at inappropriate moments. 
E)  experiences only sadness but not other emotions

Question 19

The idea that one major gene and several minor genes collectively cause schizophrenia, is well-established at this time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

All of the following are examples of negative and emotional symptoms of schizophrenia EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  alogia. 
B)  anhedonia. 
C)  associative loosening. 
D)  affective flattening. 
E)  avolition. 
A)  alogia. 
B)  anhedonia. 
C)  associative loosening. 
D)  affective flattening. 
E)  avolition.

One criticism of the DSM-5 with respect to diagnosing schizophrenia is

Research on expressed emotion indicates that people with schizophrenia are most likely to suffer a relapse if

One of the first brain regions that interested researchers in linking the brain to schizophrenia was/were the __________.

t is difficult to determine whether neurological abnormalities are a cause or consequence of schizophrenia symptoms.

The most commonly accepted theory of schizophrenia today is the

The main drawback of anti-psychotic medication in treating schizophrenia is

Schizophrenogenic mother has been described as

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are those that involve

The best description of anhedonia is

The one form of psychotherapy found to be helpful in treating schizophrenia is

Research examining the eye movements of people with schizophrenia has found

Up to ______________________ "risk" genes may be implicated in the development of schizophrenia.

A recent meta-analysis of 22 studies found that social skills training for schizophrenia

Differentiate between the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia by providing a brief description of the types of symptoms under each category.

The diathesis-stress model has been proposed as a model of development of schizophrenia. Choose three factors that play a role in vulnerability to schizophrenia and describe the research findings.

An early treatment for schizophrenia might have involved which of the following?

Impairment on the Continuous Performance Test has been studied as a potential cognitive marker of schizophrenia.

A person with schizophrenia displaying flattened affect

The idea that one major gene and several minor genes collectively cause schizophrenia, is well-established at this time.

All of the following are examples of negative and emotional symptoms of schizophrenia EXCEPT:

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Exam 9: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

One criticism of the DSM-5 with respect to diagnosing schizophrenia is

Research on expressed emotion indicates that people with schizophrenia are most likely to suffer a relapse if

One of the first brain regions that interested researchers in linking the brain to schizophrenia was/were the __________.

t is difficult to determine whether neurological abnormalities are a cause or consequence of schizophrenia symptoms.

The most commonly accepted theory of schizophrenia today is the

The main drawback of anti-psychotic medication in treating schizophrenia is

Schizophrenogenic mother has been described as

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are those that involve

The best description of anhedonia is

The one form of psychotherapy found to be helpful in treating schizophrenia is

Research examining the eye movements of people with schizophrenia has found

Up to ______________________ "risk" genes may be implicated in the development of schizophrenia.

A recent meta-analysis of 22 studies found that social skills training for schizophrenia

Differentiate between the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia by providing a brief description of the types of symptoms under each category.

The diathesis-stress model has been proposed as a model of development of schizophrenia. Choose three factors that play a role in vulnerability to schizophrenia and describe the research findings.

An early treatment for schizophrenia might have involved which of the following?

Impairment on the Continuous Performance Test has been studied as a potential cognitive marker of schizophrenia.

A person with schizophrenia displaying flattened affect

The idea that one major gene and several minor genes collectively cause schizophrenia, is well-established at this time.

All of the following are examples of negative and emotional symptoms of schizophrenia EXCEPT:

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma -Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorder and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

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