Question 1

What is Cotard's syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)  the belief that people are out to get you 
B)  the belief that a body part has changed in some impossible way 
C)  the belief that you are a famous or important person 
D)  the belief that a familiar person is actually a double 
A)  the belief that people are out to get you 
B)  the belief that a body part has changed in some impossible way 
C)  the belief that you are a famous or important person 
D)  the belief that a familiar person is actually a double

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Psychosocial interventions for schizophr

Question 3

When looking for abnormalities in the brain as clues to the influences of schizophrenia,it is important to keep certain questions in mind when doing correlational research.For example,if a person with schizophrenia were found to have an excess of dopamine,a researcher would need to ask certain questions.Which of the following is NOT one of these questions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Why is the dopamine system active in the schizophrenic brain? 
B)  Is there some factor that causes both schizophrenia and an excess of dopamine? 
C)  Does too much dopamine cause schizophrenia? 
D)  Does having schizophrenia cause an excess of dopamine? 
A)  Why is the dopamine system active in the schizophrenic brain? 
B)  Is there some factor that causes both schizophrenia and an excess of dopamine? 
C)  Does too much dopamine cause schizophrenia? 
D)  Does having schizophrenia cause an excess of dopamine?

Question 4

Why do the delusions in delusional disorder differ from the more bizarre types often found in people with schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  In delusional disorder, the imagined events are so bizarre that they could never have happened and never will happen. 
B)  In paranoid schizophrenia, the imagined events have actually happened or are now happening. 
C)  In delusional disorder, the imagined events could really be happening but there is no evidence that they are happening. 
D)  In paranoid schizophrenia, the imagined events have not happened but affected individuals think they will occur. 
A)  In delusional disorder, the imagined events are so bizarre that they could never have happened and never will happen. 
B)  In paranoid schizophrenia, the imagined events have actually happened or are now happening. 
C)  In delusional disorder, the imagined events could really be happening but there is no evidence that they are happening. 
D)  In paranoid schizophrenia, the imagined events have not happened but affected individuals think they will occur.

Question 5

Which of the following factors is NOT related to patients' noncompliance with a medication regimen for treatment of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  poor social support 
B)  social stigma associated with taking antipsychotic medications 
C)  negative doctor-patient relationships 
D)  cost of the medication 
A)  poor social support 
B)  social stigma associated with taking antipsychotic medications 
C)  negative doctor-patient relationships 
D)  cost of the medication

Question 6

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 he diagnosed with?

Accepted Answer

A)  schizotypal personality disorder 
B)  cocaine abuse 
C)  brief psychotic disorder 
D)  folie à deux (shared psychotic disorder) 
A)  schizotypal personality disorder 
B)  cocaine abuse 
C)  brief psychotic disorder 
D)  folie à deux (shared psychotic disorder)

Question 7

Brown and colleagues (1962)followed a sample of people who had been discharged from the hospital after an episode of schizophrenic symptoms.What did the researchers find?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those who had limited contact with their relatives did worse than patients who spent longer periods with their families. 
B)  If the mothers of the patients had schizophrenia, the patients did better. 
C)  If the mothers of the patients did not have schizophrenia, the patients did better. 
D)  Those who had limited contact with their relatives did better than patients who spent longer periods with their families. 
A)  Those who had limited contact with their relatives did worse than patients who spent longer periods with their families. 
B)  If the mothers of the patients had schizophrenia, the patients did better. 
C)  If the mothers of the patients did not have schizophrenia, the patients did better. 
D)  Those who had limited contact with their relatives did better than patients who spent longer periods with their families.

Question 8

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 9

How is behavioural family therapy used to treat schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It awards tokens for appropriate behaviour and takes away tokens for disruptive behaviour. 
B)  It provides education about schizophrenia and its treatment, and communication and problem-solving skills. 
C)  It provides positive reinforcement of appropriate family interactions by therapists. 
D)  It establishes guidelines for identifying and reducing expressed emotion. 
A)  It awards tokens for appropriate behaviour and takes away tokens for disruptive behaviour. 
B)  It provides education about schizophrenia and its treatment, and communication and problem-solving skills. 
C)  It provides positive reinforcement of appropriate family interactions by therapists. 
D)  It establishes guidelines for identifying and reducing expressed emotion.

Question 10

A woman with schizophrenia has a vision of St.Paul hovering in midair at the foot of her bed.What is this vision an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  an apparition 
B)  a hallucination 
C)  an avolition 
D)  a delusion 
A)  an apparition 
B)  a hallucination 
C)  an avolition 
D)  a delusion

Question 11

Who first used the term "dementia praecox"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eugen Bleuler 
B)  Walter Heinrichs 
C)  Heinz Lehmann 
D)  Emil Kraepelin 
A)  Eugen Bleuler 
B)  Walter Heinrichs 
C)  Heinz Lehmann 
D)  Emil Kraepelin

Question 12

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 13

Callie has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder.This means that,in addition to schizophrenic symptoms,she also has another condition.What is the other condition?

Accepted Answer

A)  an anxiety disorder 
B)  a split personality 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D)  a mood disorder 
A)  an anxiety disorder 
B)  a split personality 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D)  a mood disorder

Question 14

In the latter half of the 20th century,which of the following factors did NOT reduce the rate at which persons with schizophrenia were institutionalized?

Accepted Answer

A)  patient advocacy groups 
B)  court rulings 
C)  cutbacks in health care funding 
D)  increased use of antipsychotic medications 
A)  patient advocacy groups 
B)  court rulings 
C)  cutbacks in health care funding 
D)  increased use of antipsychotic medications

Question 15

In contrast to retrospective research,which is based on after-the-fact reports,what is the purpose of prospective research studies of patients with schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  They look at brain-imaging diagnostic tests to determine if patients with schizophrenia have structural neurological defects. 
B)  They examine factors that predict the occurrence or recurrence of schizophrenic symptoms in the future. 
C)  They assess recovery rates in patients with schizophrenia who have taken different medications. 
D)  They compare genetic, biological, and social etiological factors to try to determine inheritance patterns in offspring of parents with schizophrenia. 
A)  They look at brain-imaging diagnostic tests to determine if patients with schizophrenia have structural neurological defects. 
B)  They examine factors that predict the occurrence or recurrence of schizophrenic symptoms in the future. 
C)  They assess recovery rates in patients with schizophrenia who have taken different medications. 
D)  They compare genetic, biological, and social etiological factors to try to determine inheritance patterns in offspring of parents with schizophrenia.

Question 16

You are the mayor of a city with 100 000 people in it.About how many people with schizophrenia can you estimate live in your city?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  100 
C)  250 
D)  1000 
A)  50 
B)  100 
C)  250 
D)  1000

Question 17

Veronica is hospitalized after a suicide attempt.In the hospital,she spends all of 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

Describe the evolution of treatment of schizophrenia from a historical perspective,including the use of electroshock therapy and psychosurgery in the 1930s through to the development of antipsychotic medications in the 1950s.Compare the new antipsychotics with conventional neuroleptics,in terms of effectiveness and side effects.

Accepted Answer

The treatment of schizophrenia has evolv

Question 19

Motor disruptions in schizophrenia are similar to motor disruptions with which other disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parkinson's disease 
B)  ALS 
C)  Huntington's disease 
D)  muscular sclerosis (MS) 
A)  Parkinson's disease 
B)  ALS 
C)  Huntington's disease 
D)  muscular sclerosis (MS)

Question 20

Alberto believes that his computer comes to life at night and transmits messages about humans to Pluto.Assuming Alberto's computer does not do this,what is Alberto's belief an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  tangentiality 
B)  frequent derailment 
C)  a delusion 
D)  alogia 
A)  tangentiality 
B)  frequent derailment 
C)  a delusion 
D)  alogia

What is Cotard's syndrome?

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

Why do the delusions in delusional disorder differ from the more bizarre types often found in people with schizophrenia?

Which of the following factors is NOT related to patients' noncompliance with a medication regimen for treatment of schizophrenia?

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 he diagnosed with?

Brown and colleagues (1962)followed a sample of people who had been discharged from the hospital after an episode of schizophrenic symptoms.What did the researchers find?

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

How is behavioural family therapy used to treat schizophrenia?

A woman with schizophrenia has a vision of St.Paul hovering in midair at the foot of her bed.What is this vision an example of?

Who first used the term "dementia praecox"?

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

Callie has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder.This means that,in addition to schizophrenic symptoms,she also has another condition.What is the other condition?

In the latter half of the 20th century,which of the following factors did NOT reduce the rate at which persons with schizophrenia were institutionalized?

In contrast to retrospective research,which is based on after-the-fact reports,what is the purpose of prospective research studies of patients with schizophrenia?

You are the mayor of a city with 100 000 people in it.About how many people with schizophrenia can you estimate live in your city?

Motor disruptions in schizophrenia are similar to motor disruptions with which other disease?

Alberto believes that his computer comes to life at night and transmits messages about humans to Pluto.Assuming Alberto's computer does not do this,what is Alberto's belief an example of?

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An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

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Research Methods

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Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Sexual Dysfunctions,Paraphilic Disorders,and Gender Dysphoria

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Exam 13: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

What is Cotard's syndrome?

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

Why do the delusions in delusional disorder differ from the more bizarre types often found in people with schizophrenia?

Which of the following factors is NOT related to patients' noncompliance with a medication regimen for treatment of schizophrenia?

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 he diagnosed with?

Brown and colleagues (1962)followed a sample of people who had been discharged from the hospital after an episode of schizophrenic symptoms.What did the researchers find?

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

How is behavioural family therapy used to treat schizophrenia?

A woman with schizophrenia has a vision of St.Paul hovering in midair at the foot of her bed.What is this vision an example of?

Who first used the term "dementia praecox"?

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

Callie has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder.This means that,in addition to schizophrenic symptoms,she also has another condition.What is the other condition?

In the latter half of the 20th century,which of the following factors did NOT reduce the rate at which persons with schizophrenia were institutionalized?

In contrast to retrospective research,which is based on after-the-fact reports,what is the purpose of prospective research studies of patients with schizophrenia?

You are the mayor of a city with 100 000 people in it.About how many people with schizophrenia can you estimate live in your city?

Motor disruptions in schizophrenia are similar to motor disruptions with which other disease?

Alberto believes that his computer comes to life at night and transmits messages about humans to Pluto.Assuming Alberto's computer does not do this,what is Alberto's belief an example of?

Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Research Methods

Anxiety,Trauma-Related,and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Somatic Symptom 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

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues

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