Exam 11: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

The diagnosis of schizophrenia requires that signs of the disorder are present continuously for at least ______ months.

Daniel believes that Shakira is in love with him. Although he has never met her, he has written her several letters. He believes she hasn't replied because she's "playing Hard to get." Daniel is suffering from the ______ type of delusional disorder.

Reinforcement programs, such as token economies, foster adaptive behavioral changes only in the hospital settings in which they are administered.

A(n) _____________ is a measurable process or mechanism, unseen by the unaided human eye, which explains how genetic instructions encoded in an organism's DNA influence an observable characteristic of the organism.

Detail the differences in criteria in the diagnoses of schizophrenia, brief psychotic disorder, and schizophreniform disorder.

______ are likely to view the psychotic behavior of a family member with schizophrenia as residing within the person's control.

In treating Asian Americans for schizophrenia, the failure of clinicians to ______ often compromises the value of the therapy.

Paula has schizophrenia. Her behavior is characterized by difficulties in speaking and thinking clearly, as well as a deep sense of apathy. Although she is not hallucinating or suffering Delusions, as she had been a few months previously, she is still having so much difficulty Organizing herself to deal with daily tasks that it is nearly impossible for her to live Independently. She is in the ______ phase of schizophrenia.

Compared to men, women tend to achieve a ______ of functioning before the onset of the disorder and have a ______ severe course of the disorder.

Persons with schizophrenia have a loss of ______compared to individuals without schizophrenia.

Among which of the following groups is high EE in family members of schizophrenics associated with a positive outcome?

Szasz believes that ______ is a form of tyranny disguised as therapy.

Thought disorders in people experiencing a manic episode tend to be ______.

Describe the types of hallucinations typically experienced by someone with schizophrenia. How do schizophrenic hallucinations differ from drug-induced hallucinations? What other psychological disorders can have hallucinations present?

High doses of ______ produce behavior in normal people that mimic delusions of paranoia in schizophrenia.

A person with schizophrenia is said to be ______ when he or she is acutely sensitive to extraneous sounds.

Ellen's husband was killed in an automobile accident two weeks ago. Since that time she has had repeated episodes of fleeting hallucinations and delusions. Her behavior has been marked By periods of incoherent speech, screaming, suicidal and aggressive behavior, and Disorientation. After about a month, her behavior slowly returns to normal. She would be best Diagnosed as suffering from ______.

People with schizophrenia tend to have larger-than-normal frontal lobes.

Thought disorder in schizophrenia occurs most often during the residual phase.

The ______ model recognizes the interaction of stress from disturbed family communication with genetic vulnerability in increasing the risk of developing schizophrenia.