Exam 13: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

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

Dr. Smith conducted a research study involving schizophrenic adults in which her looked at their facial expressions in home movies taken when they were children. He was trying to determine if the development of schizophrenia could be predicted by facial expressions showing limited emotional reactions. This research study focused on the negative symptom called .

DSM-5 no longer specifies different subtypes of schizophrenia, but in DSM-IV-TR the subtype called paranoid schizophrenia was characterized by

As discussed on the "Abnormal Psychology Live" CD for Chapter 13, which of the following would NOT be an example of a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

During the 1990s, a new class of antipsychotic medications became available to treat schizophrenic patients who were not helped by conventional antipsychotic medications or who had developed unpleasant side effects. These new antipsychotic medications include all of the following EXCEPT .

Marshall has suffered from several symptoms that indicate a schizophrenia-related condition, but his symptoms have only been present for 4 months. Which of the following would be the appropriate diagnosis?

If an individual is diagnosed as psychotic, it usually means that the person has .

Discuss the psychotic disorders that can be diagnosed other than schizophrenia.

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

In terms of a particular emotional communication style known as expressed emotion (EE), researchers have shown that schizophrenic patients were more likely to relapse if

Callie has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. This means that in addition to schizophrenic symptoms, she also has symptoms of

The term "schizophrenia" was introduced circa 1908 by a Swiss psychiatrist named

New research on schizophrenia suggests that

In the latter half of the 20th century, the routine institutionalization of schizophrenic patients was significantly reduced because of

An experimental technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation has been used in some schizophrenic patients to try to

Mort has displayed a number of schizophrenic symptoms. An obvious one was his lack of speech content manifested in nonsensical ramblings and slowed speech response. This symptom is called .

One explanation for the fact that the parts of the brain usually associated with producing rather than comprehending speech are active when one is experiencing an auditory hallucination is that such individuals are actually

Which of the following statements contradicts the dopamine theory of schizophrenia?

Which of the following is the definition for hebephrenia?

Which of the following neurotransmitters has recently been linked to schizophrenia?