Question 1

What is tardive dyskinesia?

Accepted Answer

A) a side effect of some antipsychotic drugs 
B) a neuroleptic drug 
C) a brain site affected by schizophrenia 
D) a side effect of schizophrenia 
A) a side effect of some antipsychotic drugs 
B) a neuroleptic drug 
C) a brain site affected by schizophrenia 
D) a side effect of schizophrenia

Question 2

Hailey takes antipsychotic medications and has developed akinesia.Hailey exhibits which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) excited speech 
B) an expressionless face 
C) jerky limb movements 
D) hand tremors 
A) excited speech 
B) an expressionless face 
C) jerky limb movements 
D) hand tremors

Question 3

Sorin is experiencing anhedonia.What does this mean for Sorin?

Accepted Answer

A) He lacks emotional responses and exhibits a blank facial expression. 
B) His speech lacks content or is slowed. 
C) He has an inability to initiate and persist in activities. 
D) He has an inability to experience pleasure. 
A) He lacks emotional responses and exhibits a blank facial expression. 
B) His speech lacks content or is slowed. 
C) He has an inability to initiate and persist in activities. 
D) He has an inability to experience pleasure.

Question 4

Which statement best characterizes an individual who is diagnosed with psychosis?

Accepted Answer

A) The person has delusions. 
B) The person has hallucinations and delusions. 
C) The person has hallucinations. 
D) The person has hallucinations and delusions but in a less serious form than in the diagnosis of schizophrenia. 
A) The person has delusions. 
B) The person has hallucinations and delusions. 
C) The person has hallucinations. 
D) The person has hallucinations and delusions but in a less serious form than in the diagnosis of schizophrenia.

Question 5

Liam has been showing signs of schizophrenia for a couple of months.At this point, which disorder can he be diagnosed with?

Accepted Answer

A) schizoaffective disorder 
B) schizophreniform disorder 
C) delusional disorder 
D) schizophrenia 
A) schizoaffective disorder 
B) schizophreniform disorder 
C) delusional disorder 
D) schizophrenia

Question 6

The neuroleptic drugs, which were introduced in the 1950s, primarily treat the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.Which of the following is NOT a positive symptom?

Accepted Answer

A) alogia 
B) delusions 
C) agitation 
D) hallucinations 
A) alogia 
B) delusions 
C) agitation 
D) hallucinations

Question 7

There is some evidence to suggest that fingerprint ridges may be a marker for schizophrenia that result from prenatal exposure to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) alcohol 
B) rubella 
C) influenza 
D) caffeine 
A) alcohol 
B) rubella 
C) influenza 
D) caffeine

Question 8

What were neuroleptics most beneficial in treating?

Accepted Answer

A) positive symptoms 
B) negative symptoms 
C) disorganized symptoms 
D) social deficits 
A) positive symptoms 
B) negative symptoms 
C) disorganized symptoms 
D) social deficits

Question 9

In the 1950s, what medications provided the first real hope for people with schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) insulin 
B) neuroleptics 
C) antagonists 
D) antidepressants 
A) insulin 
B) neuroleptics 
C) antagonists 
D) antidepressants

Question 10

Consider the following statement: "The time is 9:30.Ten is my favourite number.I also like to listen to music and paint pictures." What kind of disorganized speech does the statement illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A) catatonic slippage 
B) tangentiality 
C) word salad 
D) derailment 
A) catatonic slippage 
B) tangentiality 
C) word salad 
D) derailment

Question 11

What hypothesis has the fact that nothing that resembles our current image of schizophrenia exists in historic records or ancient literature given rise to?

Accepted Answer

A) Schizophrenia is a recent phenomenon and, like AIDS, may involve some newly introduced virus. 
B) Schizophrenia is a social and cultural construct. 
C) There may have been effective treatments for the symptoms of schizophrenia in some ancient societies. 
D) Schizophrenia was frequently confused with bipolar illness. 
A) Schizophrenia is a recent phenomenon and, like AIDS, may involve some newly introduced virus. 
B) Schizophrenia is a social and cultural construct. 
C) There may have been effective treatments for the symptoms of schizophrenia in some ancient societies. 
D) Schizophrenia was frequently confused with bipolar illness.

Question 12

Which position regarding the treatment approaches available for schizophrenia do most mental health professionals take today?

Accepted Answer

A) Most mental health professionals do not believe that psychological factors cause people to have schizophrenia or that traditional psychotherapeutic approaches will cure them. 
B) Most mental health professionals do not believe that psychological factors cause people to have schizophrenia but do believe that traditional psychotherapeutic approaches may help to cure them. 
C) Most mental health professionals believe that psychological factors cause some people to have schizophrenia and traditional psychotherapeutic approaches may help to cure them. 
D) Most mental health professionals believe that psychological factors cause some people to have schizophrenia but do not believe that traditional psychotherapeutic approaches will cure them. 
A) Most mental health professionals do not believe that psychological factors cause people to have schizophrenia or that traditional psychotherapeutic approaches will cure them. 
B) Most mental health professionals do not believe that psychological factors cause people to have schizophrenia but do believe that traditional psychotherapeutic approaches may help to cure them. 
C) Most mental health professionals believe that psychological factors cause some people to have schizophrenia and traditional psychotherapeutic approaches may help to cure them. 
D) Most mental health professionals believe that psychological factors cause some people to have schizophrenia but do not believe that traditional psychotherapeutic approaches will cure them.

Question 13

Which term refers to the one- to two-year period when less severe yet unusual behaviours start to show themselves?

Accepted Answer

A) a prodromal stage 
B) the attenuated period 
C) an episodic stage 
D) the evidentiary period 
A) a prodromal stage 
B) the attenuated period 
C) an episodic stage 
D) the evidentiary period

Question 14

What percentage of people are affected by schizophrenia at some point in their lives?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 5 
D) 10 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 5 
D) 10

Question 15

Which statement best reflects "circumstantial evidence" for the dopamine theory of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

What is the main difference between schizophrenia and schizotypal personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) The onset-schizotypal personality disorder begins in childhood. 
B) The duration-schizotypal personality disorder is a more chronic disorder. 
C) The characteristics are similar but less severe in schizotypal personality disorder. 
D) The etiology of the two disorders is different. 
A) The onset-schizotypal personality disorder begins in childhood. 
B) The duration-schizotypal personality disorder is a more chronic disorder. 
C) The characteristics are similar but less severe in schizotypal personality disorder. 
D) The etiology of the two disorders is different.

Question 17

Veronica is hospitalized after a suicide attempt.In the hospital, she spends all her time drawing sketches of monsters that she calls "hell's keepers." She claims that these "hell's keepers" talk to her and ordered her to plan her suicide.She talks to invisible people in her room.What is Veronica most likely suffering from?

Accepted Answer

A) dissociative identity disorder 
B) paranoid personality disorder 
C) schizophrenia 
D) schizoid personality disorder 
A) dissociative identity disorder 
B) paranoid personality disorder 
C) schizophrenia 
D) schizoid personality disorder

Question 18

Several studies have shown a link between eye-tracking deficits and schizophrenic symptoms.Which of the following symptoms are these?

Accepted Answer

A) negative symptoms 
B) both positive and negative symptoms 
C) both positive and negative symptoms, but mostly positive symptoms 
D) positive symptoms 
A) negative symptoms 
B) both positive and negative symptoms 
C) both positive and negative symptoms, but mostly positive symptoms 
D) positive symptoms

Question 19

Which of the following would be considered a delusion?

Accepted Answer

A) clearly seeing a vision of an object that is not physically present 
B) having to wash one's hands thoroughly every time one touches something 
C) feeling pain in one's back even though there is no physical sign of injury 
D) being convinced that one's neighbours are aliens from another planet 
A) clearly seeing a vision of an object that is not physically present 
B) having to wash one's hands thoroughly every time one touches something 
C) feeling pain in one's back even though there is no physical sign of injury 
D) being convinced that one's neighbours are aliens from another planet

Question 20

James is experiencing alogia.What would someone spending time with James notice about him?

Accepted Answer

A) He would seem to have an inability to experience pleasure. 
B) He would seem to have an inability to initiate and persist in activities. 
C) He would show a lack of speech content and/or slowed speech response. 
D) He would show a lack of emotional response and a blank facial expression. 
A) He would seem to have an inability to experience pleasure. 
B) He would seem to have an inability to initiate and persist in activities. 
C) He would show a lack of speech content and/or slowed speech response. 
D) He would show a lack of emotional response and a blank facial expression.

What is tardive dyskinesia?

Hailey takes antipsychotic medications and has developed akinesia.Hailey exhibits which of the following?

Sorin is experiencing anhedonia.What does this mean for Sorin?

Which statement best characterizes an individual who is diagnosed with psychosis?

Liam has been showing signs of schizophrenia for a couple of months.At this point, which disorder can he be diagnosed with?

The neuroleptic drugs, which were introduced in the 1950s, primarily treat the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.Which of the following is NOT a positive symptom?

There is some evidence to suggest that fingerprint ridges may be a marker for schizophrenia that result from prenatal exposure to which of the following?

What were neuroleptics most beneficial in treating?

In the 1950s, what medications provided the first real hope for people with schizophrenia?

Consider the following statement: "The time is 9:30.Ten is my favourite number.I also like to listen to music and paint pictures." What kind of disorganized speech does the statement illustrate?

What hypothesis has the fact that nothing that resembles our current image of schizophrenia exists in historic records or ancient literature given rise to?

Which position regarding the treatment approaches available for schizophrenia do most mental health professionals take today?

Which term refers to the one- to two-year period when less severe yet unusual behaviours start to show themselves?

What percentage of people are affected by schizophrenia at some point in their lives?

Which statement best reflects "circumstantial evidence" for the dopamine theory of schizophrenia?

What is the main difference between schizophrenia and schizotypal personality disorder?

Several studies have shown a link between eye-tracking deficits and schizophrenic symptoms.Which of the following symptoms are these?

Which of the following would be considered a delusion?

James is experiencing alogia.What would someone spending time with James notice about him?

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Exam 14: Neurodevelopmental Disorders

What is tardive dyskinesia?

Hailey takes antipsychotic medications and has developed akinesia.Hailey exhibits which of the following?

Sorin is experiencing anhedonia.What does this mean for Sorin?

Which statement best characterizes an individual who is diagnosed with psychosis?

Liam has been showing signs of schizophrenia for a couple of months.At this point, which disorder can he be diagnosed with?

The neuroleptic drugs, which were introduced in the 1950s, primarily treat the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.Which of the following is NOT a positive symptom?

There is some evidence to suggest that fingerprint ridges may be a marker for schizophrenia that result from prenatal exposure to which of the following?

What were neuroleptics most beneficial in treating?

In the 1950s, what medications provided the first real hope for people with schizophrenia?

Consider the following statement: "The time is 9:30.Ten is my favourite number.I also like to listen to music and paint pictures." What kind of disorganized speech does the statement illustrate?

What hypothesis has the fact that nothing that resembles our current image of schizophrenia exists in historic records or ancient literature given rise to?

Which position regarding the treatment approaches available for schizophrenia do most mental health professionals take today?

Which term refers to the one- to two-year period when less severe yet unusual behaviours start to show themselves?

What percentage of people are affected by schizophrenia at some point in their lives?

Which statement best reflects "circumstantial evidence" for the dopamine theory of schizophrenia?

What is the main difference between schizophrenia and schizotypal personality disorder?

Several studies have shown a link between eye-tracking deficits and schizophrenic symptoms.Which of the following symptoms are these?

Which of the following would be considered a delusion?

James is experiencing alogia.What would someone spending time with James notice about him?

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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