Question 1

What is the disorganized symptom of schizophrenia known as "tangentiality"?

Accepted Answer

A)  incomprehensible speech 
B)  abruptly changing the topic of conversation to unrelated or only peripherally related areas 
C)  drawing illogical conclusions in one's speech 
D)  answering a question indirectly (only in a peripheral sense) 
A)  incomprehensible speech 
B)  abruptly changing the topic of conversation to unrelated or only peripherally related areas 
C)  drawing illogical conclusions in one's speech 
D)  answering a question indirectly (only in a peripheral sense)

Question 2

What is one reason why schizophrenic delusions persist in the face of contradictory information?

Accepted Answer

A)  One of the symptoms of schizophrenia is perseverative thinking. 
B)  The ventricles are enlarged. 
C)  The delusions may provide the affected individual with a sense of purpose and meaning in life. 
D)  The individual cannot recognize the difference between the voices in his or her head and voices of other people who are providing the information. 
A)  One of the symptoms of schizophrenia is perseverative thinking. 
B)  The ventricles are enlarged. 
C)  The delusions may provide the affected individual with a sense of purpose and meaning in life. 
D)  The individual cannot recognize the difference between the voices in his or her head and voices of other people who are providing the information.

Question 3

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 4

Which of the following is NOT recommended as a helpful addition to biological treatment for schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  family intervention 
B)  social skills training 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  programs in vocational rehabilitation 
A)  family intervention 
B)  social skills training 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  programs in vocational rehabilitation

Question 5

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those with current delusions expressed a lack of purpose and meaning in life and greater depression. 
B)  Those with current delusions were more motivated to undergo therapy. 
C)  Those with current delusions expressed a stronger sense of purpose and meaning in life and less depression. 
D)  Those with current delusions were functioning at a higher level in their everyday life. 
A)  Those with current delusions expressed a lack of purpose and meaning in life and greater depression. 
B)  Those with current delusions were more motivated to undergo therapy. 
C)  Those with current delusions expressed a stronger sense of purpose and meaning in life and less depression. 
D)  Those with current delusions were functioning at a higher level in their everyday life.

Question 6

What 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 7

Use of antipsychotic medications can cause tardive dyskinesia.When they have been used long-term,what is the possible outcome on these symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  The symptoms are often irreversible. 
B)  When the drugs are discontinued, the symptoms will take months disappear. 
C)  If the dosages of these medications are reduced, the symptoms can disappear within months. 
D)  The symptoms can disappear within weeks when these drugs are discontinued. 
A)  The symptoms are often irreversible. 
B)  When the drugs are discontinued, the symptoms will take months disappear. 
C)  If the dosages of these medications are reduced, the symptoms can disappear within months. 
D)  The symptoms can disappear within weeks when these drugs are discontinued.

Question 8

Which of the following describes the onset of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most people with schizophrenia develop symptoms in their teen years. 
B)  Most people with schizophrenia develop symptoms in their 40s. 
C)  The probability of developing schizophrenia is greater for males than for females until age 36. 
D)  The probability of developing schizophrenia is greater for females than for males until age 36. 
A)  Most people with schizophrenia develop symptoms in their teen years. 
B)  Most people with schizophrenia develop symptoms in their 40s. 
C)  The probability of developing schizophrenia is greater for males than for females until age 36. 
D)  The probability of developing schizophrenia is greater for females than for males until age 36.

Question 9

What is the negative symptom of schizophrenia known as "avolition"?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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.

Accepted Answer

Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for

Question 11

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  25 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  75 percent 
D)  100 percent 
A)  25 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  75 percent 
D)  100 percent

Question 12

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 13

Wayne believes that people are spying on him.He claims that the RCMP has put a microphone in his dog's stomach so that they can listen to his private conversations.What kind of delusions do Wayne's beliefs illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  delusions of being controlled 
B)  delusions of reference 
C)  delusions of persecution 
D)  delusions of grandeur 
A)  delusions of being controlled 
B)  delusions of reference 
C)  delusions of persecution 
D)  delusions of grandeur

Question 14

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 15

Greg has recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia and is currently complaining of auditory hallucinations.What can you predict about the symptoms he will likely display in one year?

Accepted Answer

A)  he will probably continue to have only auditory hallucinations 
B)  he will probably develop delusions 
C)  he will probably shift to negative symptoms 
D)  he could develop any new symptom, continue to hallucinate, or both 
A)  he will probably continue to have only auditory hallucinations 
B)  he will probably develop delusions 
C)  he will probably shift to negative symptoms 
D)  he could develop any new symptom, continue to hallucinate, or both

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Since the latter half of the 20th century,what has been the outcome of the deinstitutionalization policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  a worsening of symptoms in many patients 
B)  former patients becoming more independent and productive members of the community 
C)  greater patient compliance regarding medication 
D)  many former patients becoming homeless 
A)  a worsening of symptoms in many patients 
B)  former patients becoming more independent and productive members of the community 
C)  greater patient compliance regarding medication 
D)  many former patients becoming homeless

Question 18

In the development of the DSM-5,how are subtypes of schizophrenia differentiated?

Accepted Answer

A)  by categorizing as catatonic, paranoid, or disorganized 
B)  the severity 
C)  by the duration of the symptoms 
D)  by whether or not the person has hallucinations 
A)  by categorizing as catatonic, paranoid, or disorganized 
B)  the severity 
C)  by the duration of the symptoms 
D)  by whether or not the person has hallucinations

Question 19

Jack was recently arrested,for the fifth time,for stalking a local media celebrity who he believes is in love with him.This is a persistent and strongly held belief of Jack's,but it is his only symptom.What disorder does Jack most likely have?

Accepted Answer

A)  brief psychotic disorder 
B)  delusional disorder 
C)  erotic schizophrenia 
D)  disorganized paranoid disorder 
A)  brief psychotic disorder 
B)  delusional disorder 
C)  erotic schizophrenia 
D)  disorganized paranoid disorder

Question 20

Chris has schizophrenia and been receiving cognitive-behavioural therapy. What does Chris MOST likely have now?

Accepted Answer

A)  better self-esteem 
B)  fewer visual and auditory hallucinations 
C)  reduced conviction in his delusional beliefs 
D)  better social skills 
A)  better self-esteem 
B)  fewer visual and auditory hallucinations 
C)  reduced conviction in his delusional beliefs 
D)  better social skills

What is the disorganized symptom of schizophrenia known as "tangentiality"?

What is one reason why schizophrenic delusions persist in the face of contradictory information?

What is tardive dyskinesia?

Which of the following is NOT recommended as a helpful addition to biological treatment for schizophrenia?

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

Use of antipsychotic medications can cause tardive dyskinesia.When they have been used long-term,what is the possible outcome on these symptoms?

Which of the following describes the onset of schizophrenia?

What is the negative symptom of schizophrenia known as "avolition"?

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.

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?

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

Wayne believes that people are spying on him.He claims that the RCMP has put a microphone in his dog's stomach so that they can listen to his private conversations.What kind of delusions do Wayne's beliefs illustrate?

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

Greg has recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia and is currently complaining of auditory hallucinations.What can you predict about the symptoms he will likely display in one year?

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

Since the latter half of the 20th century,what has been the outcome of the deinstitutionalization policy?

In the development of the DSM-5,how are subtypes of schizophrenia differentiated?

Jack was recently arrested,for the fifth time,for stalking a local media celebrity who he believes is in love with him.This is a persistent and strongly held belief of Jack's,but it is his only symptom.What disorder does Jack most likely have?

Chris has schizophrenia and been receiving cognitive-behavioural therapy. What does Chris MOST likely have now?

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Exam 13: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

What is the disorganized symptom of schizophrenia known as "tangentiality"?

What is one reason why schizophrenic delusions persist in the face of contradictory information?

What is tardive dyskinesia?

Which of the following is NOT recommended as a helpful addition to biological treatment for schizophrenia?

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

Use of antipsychotic medications can cause tardive dyskinesia.When they have been used long-term,what is the possible outcome on these symptoms?

Which of the following describes the onset of schizophrenia?

What is the negative symptom of schizophrenia known as "avolition"?

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.

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?

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

Wayne believes that people are spying on him.He claims that the RCMP has put a microphone in his dog's stomach so that they can listen to his private conversations.What kind of delusions do Wayne's beliefs illustrate?

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

Greg has recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia and is currently complaining of auditory hallucinations.What can you predict about the symptoms he will likely display in one year?

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

Since the latter half of the 20th century,what has been the outcome of the deinstitutionalization policy?

In the development of the DSM-5,how are subtypes of schizophrenia differentiated?

Jack was recently arrested,for the fifth time,for stalking a local media celebrity who he believes is in love with him.This is a persistent and strongly held belief of Jack's,but it is his only symptom.What disorder does Jack most likely have?

Chris has schizophrenia and been receiving cognitive-behavioural therapy. What does Chris MOST likely have now?

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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