Exam 11: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

By conceptualizing schizophrenia as "nerves" rather than as "craziness," Mexican Americans may ______.

Scientists have found that the offspring of ____stand an increased risk of developing schizophrenia and autism, presumably because the sperm of older men are more prone to mutations.

What we now call schizophrenia may actually turn out to be more than one disorder.

Max is in treatment for schizophrenia. His therapist suggests that much of his schizophrenic behavior was modeled after the behavior of other hospitalized patients and unintentionally Rewarded by the hospital staff. Max's therapist is most likely a ______ therapist.

Approximately ______ people are treated for schizophrenia in the United States each year.

A full return to normal behavior following an acute episode of schizophrenia is relatively common.

A since-discarded concept of a cold but overprotective mother who was believed to be capable of causing schizophrenia in her children is known as the ______.

Researchers suspect that ______ may be a genetic marker for schizophrenia.

Susan's brother was recently hospitalized when he was found dancing wildly in the center of a public fountain. Her brother had not slept in five days before being hospitalized. Her brother is now very quiet and maintains the same awkward pose for hours. Susan is adamant that her brother does not have schizophrenia. Which of the following diagnoses is most likely to be assigned to Susan's brother?

Jess suffers from schizophrenia. One of his symptoms is that while talking to others Jess will inappropriately, but persistently, keep repeating the same words or thoughts over and over Again. When he does this he is engaging in ______.

Marcy has schizophrenia. She complains of continuously smelling the foul, putrid odor of rotting flesh, even though there is nothing around her that could be generating such an odor. Her complaints represent a(n) ______ hallucination.

Catatonic behaviors do not involve severely impaired cognitive and motor functioning.

Both schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder are chronic.

Psychodynamic theory states that schizophrenia represents a regression to a level of functioning known as ______.

People with schizophrenia exhibit ______ as a result of greater difficulty filtering out distracting stimuli.

About ______ percent of Americans warrant a diagnosis of schizophrenia at some point in their lives.

The tendency of family members to be hostile, critical, and unsupportive of their schizophrenic family members is known as ______.

Hallucinations in people without psychiatric conditions are often associated with high fevers and states of bereavement.

People with schizophrenia who show unusual mannerisms or grimacing, or maintain bizarre strenuous postures for hours are exhibiting as ______.

What has been revealed about through the research on evoked rate potentials (ERPs) and schizophrenia?