Question 1

What kind of treatment did researchers hope would improve patient compliance in taking antipsychotic medication?

Accepted Answer

A) skin patches worn for several months 
B) pills taken once a week instead of daily 
C) liquids instead of pills 
D) injections every few weeks 
A) skin patches worn for several months 
B) pills taken once a week instead of daily 
C) liquids instead of pills 
D) injections every few weeks

Question 2

As a prevention method, researchers have looked at the classic at-risk study from the 1960s by Mednick and Schulsinger.In this study, which of the following factors is an environmental influence that may trigger the onset of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) self-esteem 
B) drug use 
C) social skills 
D) instability of the family 
A) self-esteem 
B) drug use 
C) social skills 
D) instability of the family

Question 3

Many celebrity "stalkers" likely have which form of delusional disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) erotomanic type 
B) jealous type 
C) grandiose type 
D) persecutory type 
A) erotomanic type 
B) jealous type 
C) grandiose type 
D) persecutory type

Question 4

In 1908, Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler introduced the term "schizophrenia," which comes from the combination of the Greek words for "split" and "mind." What does the term refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) an associative splitting of the basic functions of personality 
B) a malfunction of the left and right hemispheres of the brain 
C) a splitting of one personality into several distinct personalities 
D) a dualistic view of the mind, as consisting of both body and soul 
A) an associative splitting of the basic functions of personality 
B) a malfunction of the left and right hemispheres of the brain 
C) a splitting of one personality into several distinct personalities 
D) a dualistic view of the mind, as consisting of both body and soul

Question 5

Compare schizophrenia to the "other psychotic disorders" (schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, folie à deux, and brief psychotic disorder) in terms of symptoms, duration, and outcome.

Accepted Answer

Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe me

Question 6

According to Statistics Canada, how does the rate of acute care hospitalizations differ for Indigenous individuals with schizophrenic/psychotic disorders compared to non-Indigenous individuals with the same disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) Indigenous individuals living on and off the reserve have almost double the hospitalizations. 
B) Indigenous individuals living on the reserve have almost triple the hospitalizations. 
C) Indigenous individuals living off the reserve have almost half the hospitalizations. 
D) Indigenous individuals have similar amounts of hospitalizations, regardless of residence. 
A) Indigenous individuals living on and off the reserve have almost double the hospitalizations. 
B) Indigenous individuals living on the reserve have almost triple the hospitalizations. 
C) Indigenous individuals living off the reserve have almost half the hospitalizations. 
D) Indigenous individuals have similar amounts of hospitalizations, regardless of residence.

Question 7

Karl had surgery to treat his schizophrenia in 1947.What type of surgery did he have?

Accepted Answer

A) electroconvulsive therapy 
B) prefrontal lobotomy 
C) cingulotomy 
D) insulin coma therapy 
A) electroconvulsive therapy 
B) prefrontal lobotomy 
C) cingulotomy 
D) insulin coma therapy

Question 8

Eugen Bleuler's concept of schizophrenia as an "associative splitting" of the basic functions of personality led to an incorrect use of the term.What is this incorrect meaning?

Accepted Answer

A) manic-depressive disorder 
B) multiple personality 
C) a fugue state 
D) folie à deux 
A) manic-depressive disorder 
B) multiple personality 
C) a fugue state 
D) folie à deux

Question 9

When drugs are administered to patients with schizophrenia, what effect do they have?

Accepted Answer

A) Drugs that destroy dopamine cause an increase in schizophrenic behaviour. 
B) Drugs that increase dopamine cause an increase in schizophrenic behaviour. 
C) Drugs that decrease dopamine cause an increase in schizophrenic behaviour. 
D) Drugs that increase dopamine decrease schizophrenic behaviour. 
A) Drugs that destroy dopamine cause an increase in schizophrenic behaviour. 
B) Drugs that increase dopamine cause an increase in schizophrenic behaviour. 
C) Drugs that decrease dopamine cause an increase in schizophrenic behaviour. 
D) Drugs that increase dopamine decrease schizophrenic behaviour.

Question 10

What has research on the relationship between schizophrenia and cannabis demonstrated?

Accepted Answer

A) Certain genes may act as vulnerability factors that interact with specific environmental pathogens and can lead to the development of schizophrenia. 
B) Cannabis use in youth is an established but weak risk factor for developing schizophrenia. 
C) If predisposed to psychosis, smoking cannabis can decrease symptoms. 
D) If smoking cannabis induces psychosis, we can use this as proof a marker for schizophrenia. 
A) Certain genes may act as vulnerability factors that interact with specific environmental pathogens and can lead to the development of schizophrenia. 
B) Cannabis use in youth is an established but weak risk factor for developing schizophrenia. 
C) If predisposed to psychosis, smoking cannabis can decrease symptoms. 
D) If smoking cannabis induces psychosis, we can use this as proof a marker for schizophrenia.

Question 11

A mother who responds coolly to her child's embrace but says, "Don't you love me anymore?" when the child withdraws is said to be engaging in which type of communication style?

Accepted Answer

A) conflicting 
B) contradictory 
C) double bind 
D) abusive 
A) conflicting 
B) contradictory 
C) double bind 
D) abusive

Question 12

What is one reason why schizophrenic delusions persist in the face of contradictory information?

Accepted Answer

A) One of the symptoms of schizophrenia is perseverative thinking. 
B) The ventricles are enlarged. 
C) The delusions may provide the affected individual with a sense of purpose and meaning in life. 
D) The individual cannot recognize the difference between the voices in his or her head and voices of other people who are providing the information. 
A) One of the symptoms of schizophrenia is perseverative thinking. 
B) The ventricles are enlarged. 
C) The delusions may provide the affected individual with a sense of purpose and meaning in life. 
D) The individual cannot recognize the difference between the voices in his or her head and voices of other people who are providing the information.

Question 13

As a relatively new approach to schizophrenia, what has cognitive-behavioural therapy been used to treat?

Accepted Answer

A) negative attitudes toward medications 
B) primarily positive symptoms 
C) both positive and negative symptoms 
D) the low self-esteem that often accompanies chronic mental illness 
A) negative attitudes toward medications 
B) primarily positive symptoms 
C) both positive and negative symptoms 
D) the low self-esteem that often accompanies chronic mental illness

Question 14

If you have schizophrenia and live in a family with high levels of expressed emotion, how much more likely are you to experience relapse?

Accepted Answer

A) 1.8 
B) 2.4 
C) 3.7 
D) 4.6 
A) 1.8 
B) 2.4 
C) 3.7 
D) 4.6

Question 15

Kyle just had a hallucination due to schizophrenia.What type of hallucination did he most likely experience?

Accepted Answer

A) tactile 
B) olfactory 
C) auditory 
D) visual 
A) tactile 
B) olfactory 
C) auditory 
D) visual

Question 16

Tardive dyskinesia, a severe side effect of antipsychotic medications, includes several involuntary movements.Which of the following is NOT one of these movements?

Accepted Answer

A) involuntary chewing 
B) tongue protrusion 
C) puffing of the cheeks 
D) tooth grinding 
A) involuntary chewing 
B) tongue protrusion 
C) puffing of the cheeks 
D) tooth grinding

Question 17

Since the latter half of the 20th century, what has been the outcome of the deinstitutionalization policy?

Accepted Answer

A) a worsening of symptoms in many patients 
B) former patients becoming more independent and productive members of the community 
C) greater patient compliance regarding medication 
D) many former patients becoming homeless 
A) a worsening of symptoms in many patients 
B) former patients becoming more independent and productive members of the community 
C) greater patient compliance regarding medication 
D) many former patients becoming homeless

Question 18

Describe the three kinds of research studies (twin, adoptee, and family) that focus on the etiological factors in schizophrenia.How do these studies help to separate genetic from environmental influences? Explain what is meant by a "marker" for schizophrenia.Describe the evidence for one such marker.

Accepted Answer

Twin, adoptee, and family studies are al

Question 19

Historic records and ancient literature contain descriptions of symptoms in people who today would be diagnosed with various disorders.Which of the following is NOT one of these disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) mood disorders (depression and mania) 
B) schizophrenia 
C) intellectual disability 
D) dementia 
A) mood disorders (depression and mania) 
B) schizophrenia 
C) intellectual disability 
D) dementia

Question 20

Which of the following explains gradations of severity in people with schizophrenia (from mild to severe) and explains that the risk of having schizophrenia increases with the number of affected relatives in the family?

Accepted Answer

A) the neurological damage theory of schizophrenia 
B) the quantitative trait loci model of schizophrenia 
C) the hypofrontality theory of schizophrenia 
D) the dopamine theory of schizophrenia 
A) the neurological damage theory of schizophrenia 
B) the quantitative trait loci model of schizophrenia 
C) the hypofrontality theory of schizophrenia 
D) the dopamine theory of schizophrenia

What kind of treatment did researchers hope would improve patient compliance in taking antipsychotic medication?

As a prevention method, researchers have looked at the classic at-risk study from the 1960s by Mednick and Schulsinger.In this study, which of the following factors is an environmental influence that may trigger the onset of schizophrenia?

Many celebrity "stalkers" likely have which form of delusional disorder?

In 1908, Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler introduced the term "schizophrenia," which comes from the combination of the Greek words for "split" and "mind." What does the term refer to?

Compare schizophrenia to the "other psychotic disorders" (schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, folie à deux, and brief psychotic disorder) in terms of symptoms, duration, and outcome.

According to Statistics Canada, how does the rate of acute care hospitalizations differ for Indigenous individuals with schizophrenic/psychotic disorders compared to non-Indigenous individuals with the same disorders?

Karl had surgery to treat his schizophrenia in 1947.What type of surgery did he have?

Eugen Bleuler's concept of schizophrenia as an "associative splitting" of the basic functions of personality led to an incorrect use of the term.What is this incorrect meaning?

When drugs are administered to patients with schizophrenia, what effect do they have?

What has research on the relationship between schizophrenia and cannabis demonstrated?

A mother who responds coolly to her child's embrace but says, "Don't you love me anymore?" when the child withdraws is said to be engaging in which type of communication style?

What is one reason why schizophrenic delusions persist in the face of contradictory information?

As a relatively new approach to schizophrenia, what has cognitive-behavioural therapy been used to treat?

If you have schizophrenia and live in a family with high levels of expressed emotion, how much more likely are you to experience relapse?

Kyle just had a hallucination due to schizophrenia.What type of hallucination did he most likely experience?

Tardive dyskinesia, a severe side effect of antipsychotic medications, includes several involuntary movements.Which of the following is NOT one of these movements?

Since the latter half of the 20th century, what has been the outcome of the deinstitutionalization policy?

Historic records and ancient literature contain descriptions of symptoms in people who today would be diagnosed with various disorders.Which of the following is NOT one of these disorders?

Which of the following explains gradations of severity in people with schizophrenia (from mild to severe) and explains that the risk of having schizophrenia increases with the number of affected relatives in the family?

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Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

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Exam 14: Neurodevelopmental Disorders

What kind of treatment did researchers hope would improve patient compliance in taking antipsychotic medication?

As a prevention method, researchers have looked at the classic at-risk study from the 1960s by Mednick and Schulsinger.In this study, which of the following factors is an environmental influence that may trigger the onset of schizophrenia?

Many celebrity "stalkers" likely have which form of delusional disorder?

In 1908, Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler introduced the term "schizophrenia," which comes from the combination of the Greek words for "split" and "mind." What does the term refer to?

Compare schizophrenia to the "other psychotic disorders" (schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, folie à deux, and brief psychotic disorder) in terms of symptoms, duration, and outcome.

According to Statistics Canada, how does the rate of acute care hospitalizations differ for Indigenous individuals with schizophrenic/psychotic disorders compared to non-Indigenous individuals with the same disorders?

Karl had surgery to treat his schizophrenia in 1947.What type of surgery did he have?

Eugen Bleuler's concept of schizophrenia as an "associative splitting" of the basic functions of personality led to an incorrect use of the term.What is this incorrect meaning?

When drugs are administered to patients with schizophrenia, what effect do they have?

What has research on the relationship between schizophrenia and cannabis demonstrated?

A mother who responds coolly to her child's embrace but says, "Don't you love me anymore?" when the child withdraws is said to be engaging in which type of communication style?

What is one reason why schizophrenic delusions persist in the face of contradictory information?

As a relatively new approach to schizophrenia, what has cognitive-behavioural therapy been used to treat?

If you have schizophrenia and live in a family with high levels of expressed emotion, how much more likely are you to experience relapse?

Kyle just had a hallucination due to schizophrenia.What type of hallucination did he most likely experience?

Tardive dyskinesia, a severe side effect of antipsychotic medications, includes several involuntary movements.Which of the following is NOT one of these movements?

Since the latter half of the 20th century, what has been the outcome of the deinstitutionalization policy?

Historic records and ancient literature contain descriptions of symptoms in people who today would be diagnosed with various disorders.Which of the following is NOT one of these disorders?

Which of the following explains gradations of severity in people with schizophrenia (from mild to severe) and explains that the risk of having schizophrenia increases with the number of affected relatives in the family?

Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Research Methods

Anxiety, Trauma, and Stressor-Related and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

Personality Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues

Legal and Ethical Issues in Mental Health

The Psychology of Health and Illness

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