Question 1

Dementia praecox is the early term for

Accepted Answer

A)  organic brain syndrome. 
B)  Alzheimer's disease. 
C)  bipolar disorder. 
D)  schizophrenia. 
A)  organic brain syndrome. 
B)  Alzheimer's disease. 
C)  bipolar disorder. 
D)  schizophrenia.

Question 2

Goldner et al.'s meta-analysis of cultural differences in schizophrenia indicated that:

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A)  The prevalence of schizophrenia does not vary significantly across geographic regions 
B)  European populations tend to have lower prevalence rates 
C)  Asian populations tend to have lower prevalence rates 
D)  African populations tend to have lower prevalence rates 
A)  The prevalence of schizophrenia does not vary significantly across geographic regions 
B)  European populations tend to have lower prevalence rates 
C)  Asian populations tend to have lower prevalence rates 
D)  African populations tend to have lower prevalence rates

Question 3

A disorder of thought content would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hallucinations. 
B)  Delusions. 
C)  Poverty of speech. 
D)  Incoherence. 
A)  Hallucinations. 
B)  Delusions. 
C)  Poverty of speech. 
D)  Incoherence.

Question 4

Case management for schizophrenic patients grew out of the dehospitalization movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Young, Zakzanis and colleagues (2002) found that the use of scaffolding as a schizophrenia rehabilitation method:

Accepted Answer

A)  Helps patients learn significantly more categories on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task 
B)  Leads to higher levels of negative affect 
C)  Requires that individuals model the instructor rather than solve problems for themselves 
D)  Involves having learners go beyond their perceived capabilities to master complex tasks 
A)  Helps patients learn significantly more categories on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task 
B)  Leads to higher levels of negative affect 
C)  Requires that individuals model the instructor rather than solve problems for themselves 
D)  Involves having learners go beyond their perceived capabilities to master complex tasks

Question 6

One of the roadblocks in treating people with schizophrenia is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Insurance companies often limit the amount of treatment offered 
B)  Medications are not easily accessible 
C)  People with schizophrenia often don't believe they have a disorder and don't seek or engage in treatment 
D)  Treatment interferes with activities of daily living 
A)  Insurance companies often limit the amount of treatment offered 
B)  Medications are not easily accessible 
C)  People with schizophrenia often don't believe they have a disorder and don't seek or engage in treatment 
D)  Treatment interferes with activities of daily living

Question 7

In which parts of the brain of people with schizophrenia are abnormalities most commonly found?

Accepted Answer

A)  Temporal and parietal lobes 
B)  Limbic system and prefrontal cortex 
C)  Corpus callossum and amygdala 
D)  diffuse lesions throughout the brain 
A)  Temporal and parietal lobes 
B)  Limbic system and prefrontal cortex 
C)  Corpus callossum and amygdala 
D)  diffuse lesions throughout the brain

Question 8

Schizophrenia involves major disturbances in:

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A)  Thought 
B)  Emotion 
C)  Behaviour 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Thought 
B)  Emotion 
C)  Behaviour 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

A cross-

Accepted Answer

A)  Participants who developed a psychotic disorder had increased grey matter volume 
B)  Lower grey matter volume predates the onset of psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia 
C)  Intellectual functioning was not predictive of the development of schizophrenia 
D)  Lower grey matter volume occurs as a result of the onset of psychosis 
A)  Participants who developed a psychotic disorder had increased grey matter volume 
B)  Lower grey matter volume predates the onset of psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia 
C)  Intellectual functioning was not predictive of the development of schizophrenia 
D)  Lower grey matter volume occurs as a result of the onset of psychosis

Question 10

Why are diagnostic rates of schizophrenia different across cultures? Be sure to include information about prevalence in Canada and reasons for any differences.

Accepted Answer

The diagnostic rates of schizophrenia va

Question 11

Research investigating the role of the family in schizophrenia best supports the

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenogenic mother theory. 
B)  triangulation theory. 
C)  expressed emotion theory. 
D)  labelling theory. 
A)  schizophrenogenic mother theory. 
B)  triangulation theory. 
C)  expressed emotion theory. 
D)  labelling theory.

Question 12

Folie a Deux is a type of psychosis that is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Shared by two people 
B)  Found predominately in French people 
C)  Found in people with dissociative identity disorder 
D)  Shared by a patient and his/her doctor 
A)  Shared by two people 
B)  Found predominately in French people 
C)  Found in people with dissociative identity disorder 
D)  Shared by a patient and his/her doctor

Question 13

Heston's (1966) adoption study in schizophrenia revealed the following:

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A)  Children from mothers with schizophrenia were more likely to be diagnosed as mentally defective. 
B)  That 18% of children from mothers without schizophrenia were diagnosed with a mental disorder. 
C)  That 66% of children from mothers with schizophrenia were diagnosed with a mental disorder. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Children from mothers with schizophrenia were more likely to be diagnosed as mentally defective. 
B)  That 18% of children from mothers without schizophrenia were diagnosed with a mental disorder. 
C)  That 66% of children from mothers with schizophrenia were diagnosed with a mental disorder. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 14

Compared to DSM-II, the later DSMs _____________ the diagnosis of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A)  eliminated 
B)  added 
C)  narrowed 
D)  broadened 
A)  eliminated 
B)  added 
C)  narrowed 
D)  broadened

Question 15

Which of the following is a reason for historically high prevalence rates of schizophrenia in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Doctors got paid more for diagnosing schizophrenia 
B)  Doctors tended to diagnose schizophrenia whenever hallucinations or delusions were present 
C)  Doctors wanted to be able to hospitalize their patients and that's the easiest diagnosis for hospitalization 
D)  All of the above are correct 
A)  Doctors got paid more for diagnosing schizophrenia 
B)  Doctors tended to diagnose schizophrenia whenever hallucinations or delusions were present 
C)  Doctors wanted to be able to hospitalize their patients and that's the easiest diagnosis for hospitalization 
D)  All of the above are correct

Question 16

Genome-wide analyses have found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may all stem from several specific genetic variations. 
B)  Schizophrenia stems from a specific genetic variation that is different from the one responsible for bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 
C)  Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may all stem from unique genetic variations 
D)  There is no genetic support for single genetic variations contributing to multiple disorders. 
A)  Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may all stem from several specific genetic variations. 
B)  Schizophrenia stems from a specific genetic variation that is different from the one responsible for bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 
C)  Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may all stem from unique genetic variations 
D)  There is no genetic support for single genetic variations contributing to multiple disorders.

Question 17

Extrapyramidal side effects of antipsychotics are similar to the symptoms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Epilepsy 
B)  Muscular dystrophy 
C)  Parkinson's disease 
D)  Pick's disease 
A)  Epilepsy 
B)  Muscular dystrophy 
C)  Parkinson's disease 
D)  Pick's disease

Question 18

Canadian researchers Heinrichs and Awad (1993) identified various subtypes of schizophrenic patients based on their performances on neuropsychological tests. Which of the following was NOT one of the subtypes they found?

Accepted Answer

A)  A "normative, intact cognition" group 
B)  A "sensorimotor" subtype 
C)  An "executive-motor" subtype 
D)  A "dementia" subtype 
A)  A "normative, intact cognition" group 
B)  A "sensorimotor" subtype 
C)  An "executive-motor" subtype 
D)  A "dementia" subtype

Question 19

Families high in expressed emotion are lower in schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A consistent brain abnormality found among people with schizophrenia is

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal lobe enlargement. 
B)  parietal lobe enlargement. 
C)  enlarged ventricles. 
D)  interrupted tracts in the reticular formation. 
A)  frontal lobe enlargement. 
B)  parietal lobe enlargement. 
C)  enlarged ventricles. 
D)  interrupted tracts in the reticular formation.

Dementia praecox is the early term for

Goldner et al.'s meta-analysis of cultural differences in schizophrenia indicated that:

A disorder of thought content would be:

Case management for schizophrenic patients grew out of the dehospitalization movement.

Young, Zakzanis and colleagues (2002) found that the use of scaffolding as a schizophrenia rehabilitation method:

One of the roadblocks in treating people with schizophrenia is that:

In which parts of the brain of people with schizophrenia are abnormalities most commonly found?

Schizophrenia involves major disturbances in:

A cross-

Why are diagnostic rates of schizophrenia different across cultures? Be sure to include information about prevalence in Canada and reasons for any differences.

Research investigating the role of the family in schizophrenia best supports the

Folie a Deux is a type of psychosis that is:

Heston's (1966) adoption study in schizophrenia revealed the following:

Compared to DSM-II, the later DSMs _____________ the diagnosis of schizophrenia.

Which of the following is a reason for historically high prevalence rates of schizophrenia in the U.S.?

Genome-wide analyses have found that:

Extrapyramidal side effects of antipsychotics are similar to the symptoms of:

Canadian researchers Heinrichs and Awad (1993) identified various subtypes of schizophrenic patients based on their performances on neuropsychological tests. Which of the following was NOT one of the subtypes they found?

Families high in expressed emotion are lower in schizophrenia.

A consistent brain abnormality found among people with schizophrenia is

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Exam 11: Schizophrenia

Dementia praecox is the early term for

Goldner et al.'s meta-analysis of cultural differences in schizophrenia indicated that:

A disorder of thought content would be:

Case management for schizophrenic patients grew out of the dehospitalization movement.

Young, Zakzanis and colleagues (2002) found that the use of scaffolding as a schizophrenia rehabilitation method:

One of the roadblocks in treating people with schizophrenia is that:

In which parts of the brain of people with schizophrenia are abnormalities most commonly found?

Schizophrenia involves major disturbances in:

A cross-

Why are diagnostic rates of schizophrenia different across cultures? Be sure to include information about prevalence in Canada and reasons for any differences.

Research investigating the role of the family in schizophrenia best supports the

Folie a Deux is a type of psychosis that is:

Heston's (1966) adoption study in schizophrenia revealed the following:

Compared to DSM-II, the later DSMs _____________ the diagnosis of schizophrenia.

Which of the following is a reason for historically high prevalence rates of schizophrenia in the U.S.?

Genome-wide analyses have found that:

Extrapyramidal side effects of antipsychotics are similar to the symptoms of:

Canadian researchers Heinrichs and Awad (1993) identified various subtypes of schizophrenic patients based on their performances on neuropsychological tests. Which of the following was NOT one of the subtypes they found?

Families high in expressed emotion are lower in schizophrenia.

A consistent brain abnormality found among people with schizophrenia is

Introduction Definitional And Historical Considerations, And Canada’s Mental Health System

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment

Classification and Diagnosis

Research Methods In The Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Psychophysiological Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Issues in Psychological Disorders

Outcomes And Issues In Psychological Intervention

Legal and Ethical Issues

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