Exam 11: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

A technique comparing the incidence of schizophrenia among children whose parents either had or didn't have schizophrenia, and who were reared by adoptive parents who either had or Didn't have schizophrenia, is the ______ study.

Disturbances of volition are most often seen in the acute phase of schizophrenia.

The pattern of unclear, vague, disruptive, or fragmented communication that is often seen among parents and family members of schizophrenic patients is known as ______.

According to psychodynamic theory, schizophrenia represents a retreat by the ego to an early period in the ______ stage.

Which of the following statements is true regarding people with schizophrenia?

Antipsychotic drugs are also referred to as ______.

The schizophrenogenic mother is best described as ______.

Phyllis's behavior is characterized by waning interest in social activities. She has slowly been becoming more remote in her interactions with the world. She just can't seem to keep up with her daily responsibilities. She can't even find the time to bathe or change her clothes regularly. At times she rambles off incoherently when talking to her friends. Her behavior is typical of someone in the _______ phase of schizophrenia.

The offspring of older fathers stand an increased risk of developing schizophrenia and autism presumably because which of the following?

Marcy has schizophrenia. She feels like snakes or aliens are crawling around inside her stomach and intestines. Her feelings represent ______ hallucinations.

______ suppress ERPs to repeated stimuli.

______ consists of abnormal behaviors identical to those in schizophrenia that have persisted for at least 1 month but fewer than 6 months.

Compared to women, men have a ______ risk of developing schizophrenia.

A trait of many schizophrenic individuals that precedes the onset of their psychoses is ______.

The belief that people with schizophrenia suffer from attentional deficits is supported by various studies which focus on the psychophysiological aspects of attention.

Hallucinations may involve any of the five senses.

The Spanish term "Nervios" refers to a wide range of problems that includes which of the following?

Medications alone are usually enough to meet the treatment needs of people with schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia is a ______ disorder that affects a ______ range of psychological processes.

After the onset of a schizophrenic episode, a full return to normal behavior ______.