Exam 14: Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Which of the following is NOT a typical, minor side effect of antipsychotic medications?

Describe the various goals, methods, and effectiveness associated with psychosocial interventions for schizophrenia, including token economy, behavioural family therapy, and independent skills training.

You read a story about a couple who was arrested because they abducted their children from their previous marriages.They shared the theory that government agencies and others were plotting to sell children to childless parents.Which disorder best characterizes what these two people had?

Which concept supports the outcome of the Genain sisters (the identical quadruplets all diagnosed with schizophrenia)?

Roberts (1991) studied 17 people who had elaborate delusions about themselves and the world and compared them with a matched group of people who previously had delusions but were now improving.Compared to those who previously suffered delusions, what did Roberts discover about people with current delusions?

Regarding the family interactions of patients with schizophrenia, for a certain time period, what was the word "schizophrenogenic" used to describe?

What is Cotard's syndrome?

Describe unpleasant side effects associated with both traditional and atypical antipsychotic medications.Explain the issue of noncompliance with drug regimens, the problems caused by noncompliance, and how this situation has been addressed in treatment settings.

Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Marta shows an unusual form of catatonia.If someone moves one of her arms or legs into a different position, it just stays that way.What is this symptom called?

Describe the goals, methods, and effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for schizophrenia.Explain how CBT may be integrated effectively with antipsychotic medications and more traditional psychosocial interventions.

Tardive dyskinesia-induced motor disruptions in schizophrenia are similar to motor disruptions with which other disease?

Define what is meant by "schizophrenia." Using concepts from the history of schizophrenia, explain how the common misconception that schizophrenia means "split personality" developed and why it is incorrect.

How successful have social skills training programs been for patients with schizophrenia?

What is the negative symptom of schizophrenia known as "flat affect"?

Arthur, who is described in your textbook, suddenly experienced the delusion that he could save all the starving children in the world with a "secret plan." Because his symptoms lasted only a few days, what was his diagnosis?

Peter Liddle (2000), from the University of British Columbia, found that the best predictor of asociality in people with schizophrenia is which of the following?

Who first used the term dementia praecox?

Jess tells her friend Hannah that her brother is psychotic.What does Jess likely mean?

Which symptom was NOT combined to form the term dementia praecox?

According to a study on the relapse rates of schizophrenia, as described in the textbook, approximately what percentage of people who have one episode of schizophrenia will have no lasting impairments or further episodes?