Exam 10: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

About 90% of people continue to have hallucinations despite receiving antipsychotic medication.

Janice came to her local hospital tonight because she feels beetles crawling around inside her body. With the exception of numerous scratch marks, no medical abnormalities were found. Janice remains convinced that she is infested with beetles. What type of hallucinations is she experiencing?

Discuss the dopamine hypothesis and comment on the three possible roles the neurotransmitter may play in schizophrenia.

While a person's genetic makeup may contribute to the development of schizophrenia, it is not the only cause. A Finnish research study discussed in the text examined a national sample of children who were adopted away at birth. Children born to mothers with schizophrenia were compared with others who were born to mothers without the disorder. The results of this study demonstrate that a child's ____________ is a contributing factor in the development of the disorder.

Some of the side effects of atypical antipsychotics include weight gain, development of diabetes, and a decrease in the number of white blood cells.

Explain the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia as discussed in your textbook.

The original name for schizophrenia, dementia praecox, was coined by

Medication compliance is one of the biggest obstacles to successful drug treatment of patients with schizophrenia.

Antipsychotic medications work by blocking ____________ receptors.

Deficits in executive functioning are one example of a(n) _____ impairment often seen in schizophrenia.

It is generally recognized among scientists that schizophrenia is not a neurodevelopmental disorder.

Programs that are designed to educate patients and family members about a specific mental disorder in order to help alleviate stress and identify positive coping skills are called

The most common type of hallucinations is

Data from the WHO (1973) reveal that the clinical symptoms of schizophrenia are consistent worldwide. Across all cultures, paranoid schizophrenia is the most common type at ____%.

Lois, a resident at a group home for people with schizophrenia, refuses to eat food or take her medications because she believes the staff is poisoning her. What type of delusions is Lois experiencing?

Compared with people who do not have schizophrenia, synaptic pruning occurs ________ in people who do have the disorder.

Across all cultures, paranoid schizophrenia is the most common type (39.8%), whereas the catatonic subtype is found least often (6.7%).

Negative symptoms refer to the

When medication is not entirely effective in treating psychotic symptoms, it may be supplemented with

The classic "schizophrenogenic mother" was thought to be either a cause of or a response to the presence of schizophrenia in a child. Which of the following descriptions depicts this type of mothering?