Question 1

All people with schizophrenia have cold, overprotective mothers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is tardive dyskinesia and what efforts have been made to control it?

Accepted Answer

Tardive dyskinesia is a neurological dis

Question 3

High doses of amphetamines produce behavior in normal people that mimics ______ of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A)  asexual behaviors 
B)  catatonic behaviors 
C)  disorganized behaviors 
D)  delusions of paranoia 
A)  asexual behaviors 
B)  catatonic behaviors 
C)  disorganized behaviors 
D)  delusions of paranoia

Question 4

Tardive dyskinesia is most common among ______ and ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  men, older people 
B)  women, older people 
C)  men, younger people 
D)  women, younger people 
A)  men, older people 
B)  women, older people 
C)  men, younger people 
D)  women, younger people

Question 5

About ______ million people worldwide suffer from schizophrenia

Accepted Answer

A)  12 
B)  18 
C)  24 
D)  30 
A)  12 
B)  18 
C)  24 
D)  30

Question 6

Men with erotomania are more likely than women with erotomania to become violent
when their attentions are rebuffed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Evidence for the viral theory of schizophrenia is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  nonexistent 
B)  inconclusive 
C)  strong 
D)  compelling 
A)  nonexistent 
B)  inconclusive 
C)  strong 
D)  compelling

Question 8

Which of the following is true of the differences between delusional disorder and paranoid schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  The paranoid content in paranoid schizophrenia is less coherent and more bizarre than in delusional disorder. 
B)  In delusional disorder, the delusion itself may be the only clear sign of abnormality. 
C)  Persons with delusional disorder display the jumbled thinking characteristic of schizophrenia. 
D)  Hallucinations are less likely to occur and are less prominent when they occur in delusional disorder. 
A)  The paranoid content in paranoid schizophrenia is less coherent and more bizarre than in delusional disorder. 
B)  In delusional disorder, the delusion itself may be the only clear sign of abnormality. 
C)  Persons with delusional disorder display the jumbled thinking characteristic of schizophrenia. 
D)  Hallucinations are less likely to occur and are less prominent when they occur in delusional disorder.

Question 9

Research with Asian Americans in treatment for schizophrenia indicates that clinicians might increase the success of treatment with Caucasian patients if they ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  included family members in the therapy process 
B)  lowered the dosages of antipsychotic drugs 
C)  used a wider variety of alternative approaches to therapy 
D)  treated patients with a greater degree of respect and equality 
A)  included family members in the therapy process 
B)  lowered the dosages of antipsychotic drugs 
C)  used a wider variety of alternative approaches to therapy 
D)  treated patients with a greater degree of respect and equality

Question 10

Glenn believes he has special powers that allow him to communicate directly with God. He has started his own church in which his followers listen to his pronouncements which he
Claims to get directly from God. Glenn is suffering from the ______ type of delusional
Disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  somatic 
B)  erotomania 
C)  grandiose 
D)  persecutory 
A)  somatic 
B)  erotomania 
C)  grandiose 
D)  persecutory

Question 11

Candace is Anglo American. She has been hospitalized three times for schizophrenia. She has returned to her family after each hospitalization and continued taking medication.
However, she relapses after about five months. Her family probably ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  includes a schizophrenogenic mother 
B)  needs to be educated about schizophrenia 
C)  is high in expressed emotion 
D)  includes at least one other schizophrenic at home 
A)  includes a schizophrenogenic mother 
B)  needs to be educated about schizophrenia 
C)  is high in expressed emotion 
D)  includes at least one other schizophrenic at home

Question 12

Although the underlying causes of schizophrenia remain elusive, they are presumed to involve ____________in combination with _______________ influences.

Accepted Answer

A)  brain abnormalities; psychological, social, and environmental 
B)  early childhood trauma; bizarre patterns of communication in the family 
C)  brain abnormalities; the use of alcohol during adolescence 
D)  environmental toxins; chronic exposure to lead 
A)  brain abnormalities; psychological, social, and environmental 
B)  early childhood trauma; bizarre patterns of communication in the family 
C)  brain abnormalities; the use of alcohol during adolescence 
D)  environmental toxins; chronic exposure to lead

Question 13

Recently, investigators reported 98% accuracy in discriminating people with schizophrenia from healthy control subjects based on a set of eye movement indicators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A disorder that is characterized by involuntary movements of the face, mouth, neck, trunk, or extremities and caused by long-term use of antipsychotic medication is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  agranulocytosis 
B)  schizophrenogenia 
C)  tardive dyskinesia 
D)  Addison's disease 
A)  agranulocytosis 
B)  schizophrenogenia 
C)  tardive dyskinesia 
D)  Addison's disease

Question 15

The typical sequence of phases through which schizophrenia progresses is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  prodromal, residual, acute 
B)  acute, prodromal, residual 
C)  acute, residual, prodromal 
D)  prodromal, acute, residual 
A)  prodromal, residual, acute 
B)  acute, prodromal, residual 
C)  acute, residual, prodromal 
D)  prodromal, acute, residual

Question 16

______ proposed that certain people have a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia that receives behavioral expression only if they are reared in stressful environments.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gregory Bateson 
B)  Paul Meehl 
C)  Theodore Ayllon 
D)  Harriet Lefley 
A)  Gregory Bateson 
B)  Paul Meehl 
C)  Theodore Ayllon 
D)  Harriet Lefley

Question 17

Identify and describe various protective and vulnerability factors for children at high
risk of developing schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

Protective factors for children at high

Question 18

Discuss research concerning the effects and side effects of antipsychotic medication.

Accepted Answer

Research on the effects and side effects

Question 19

The breakdown in the organization, processing, and control of thought common in schizophrenia is called a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  delusion 
B)  hallucination 
C)  thought disorder 
D)  brief psychotic disorder 
A)  delusion 
B)  hallucination 
C)  thought disorder 
D)  brief psychotic disorder

Question 20

Poverty of speech, neologisms, and blocking are signs of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  an affective disorder 
B)  a behavioral disorder 
C)  a thought disorder 
D)  an attention disorder 
A)  an affective disorder 
B)  a behavioral disorder 
C)  a thought disorder 
D)  an attention disorder

All people with schizophrenia have cold, overprotective mothers.

What is tardive dyskinesia and what efforts have been made to control it?

High doses of amphetamines produce behavior in normal people that mimics ______ of schizophrenia.

Tardive dyskinesia is most common among and .

About ______ million people worldwide suffer from schizophrenia

Men with erotomania are more likely than women with erotomania to become violent when their attentions are rebuffed.

Evidence for the viral theory of schizophrenia is ______.

Which of the following is true of the differences between delusional disorder and paranoid schizophrenia?

Research with Asian Americans in treatment for schizophrenia indicates that clinicians might increase the success of treatment with Caucasian patients if they ______.

Glenn believes he has special powers that allow him to communicate directly with God. He has started his own church in which his followers listen to his pronouncements which he Claims to get directly from God. Glenn is suffering from the ______ type of delusional Disorder.

Candace is Anglo American. She has been hospitalized three times for schizophrenia. She has returned to her family after each hospitalization and continued taking medication. However, she relapses after about five months. Her family probably ______.

Although the underlying causes of schizophrenia remain elusive, they are presumed to involve in combination with ___ influences.

Recently, investigators reported 98% accuracy in discriminating people with schizophrenia from healthy control subjects based on a set of eye movement indicators.

A disorder that is characterized by involuntary movements of the face, mouth, neck, trunk, or extremities and caused by long-term use of antipsychotic medication is known as ______.

The typical sequence of phases through which schizophrenia progresses is ______.

______ proposed that certain people have a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia that receives behavioral expression only if they are reared in stressful environments.

Identify and describe various protective and vulnerability factors for children at high risk of developing schizophrenia.

Discuss research concerning the effects and side effects of antipsychotic medication.

The breakdown in the organization, processing, and control of thought common in schizophrenia is called a ______.

Poverty of speech, neologisms, and blocking are signs of ______.

Introduction and Methods of Research

Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior

Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior

Stress-Related Disorders

Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders, and Psychological Factors Affecting Physical Health

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Disorders Involving Gender and Sexuality

Personality Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders

Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence

Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders Related to Aging

Abnormal Psychology and the Law

Filters

Exam 11: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

All people with schizophrenia have cold, overprotective mothers.

What is tardive dyskinesia and what efforts have been made to control it?

High doses of amphetamines produce behavior in normal people that mimics ______ of schizophrenia.

Tardive dyskinesia is most common among ______ and ______.

About ______ million people worldwide suffer from schizophrenia

Men with erotomania are more likely than women with erotomania to become violent when their attentions are rebuffed.

Evidence for the viral theory of schizophrenia is ______.

Which of the following is true of the differences between delusional disorder and paranoid schizophrenia?

Research with Asian Americans in treatment for schizophrenia indicates that clinicians might increase the success of treatment with Caucasian patients if they ______.

Glenn believes he has special powers that allow him to communicate directly with God. He has started his own church in which his followers listen to his pronouncements which he Claims to get directly from God. Glenn is suffering from the ______ type of delusional Disorder.

Candace is Anglo American. She has been hospitalized three times for schizophrenia. She has returned to her family after each hospitalization and continued taking medication. However, she relapses after about five months. Her family probably ______.

Although the underlying causes of schizophrenia remain elusive, they are presumed to involve ____________in combination with _______________ influences.

Recently, investigators reported 98% accuracy in discriminating people with schizophrenia from healthy control subjects based on a set of eye movement indicators.

A disorder that is characterized by involuntary movements of the face, mouth, neck, trunk, or extremities and caused by long-term use of antipsychotic medication is known as ______.

The typical sequence of phases through which schizophrenia progresses is ______.

______ proposed that certain people have a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia that receives behavioral expression only if they are reared in stressful environments.

Identify and describe various protective and vulnerability factors for children at high risk of developing schizophrenia.

Discuss research concerning the effects and side effects of antipsychotic medication.

The breakdown in the organization, processing, and control of thought common in schizophrenia is called a ______.

Poverty of speech, neologisms, and blocking are signs of ______.

Introduction and Methods of Research

Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior

Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior

Stress-Related Disorders

Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders, and Psychological Factors Affecting Physical Health

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Disorders Involving Gender and Sexuality

Personality Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders

Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence

Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders Related to Aging

Abnormal Psychology and the Law

Filters

Tardive dyskinesia is most common among and .

Although the underlying causes of schizophrenia remain elusive, they are presumed to involve in combination with ___ influences.