Question 1

Hallucinations are occasionally experienced by people in the general population and are not
necessarily a sign of psychopathology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Studies of deficiencies in event-related potentials suggest that schizophrenic individuals would have difficulty in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  looking someone in the eyes 
B)  filtering out irrelevant stimuli 
C)  recalling names 
D)  remembering faces 
A)  looking someone in the eyes 
B)  filtering out irrelevant stimuli 
C)  recalling names 
D)  remembering faces

Question 3

A 54-year-old hospitalized woman diagnosed with schizophrenia was conditioned to
cling to a broom by being given cigarettes as reinforcers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Disturbances in emotional response among people with schizophrenia are typified
by exaggerated and inappropriate affect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Auditory hallucinations occur in about ______ percent of the cases of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 
B)  50 
C)  75 
D)  90 
A)  30 
B)  50 
C)  75 
D)  90

Question 6

Research evidence indicates that overreactivity of dopamine receptors may play ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  little or no role in either positive or negative symptoms of schizophrenia 
B)  a greater role in the development of positive symptoms than negative symptoms of schizophrenia 
C)  a greater role in the development of negative symptoms than positive symptoms of schizophrenia 
D)  an equal role in the development of both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia 
A)  little or no role in either positive or negative symptoms of schizophrenia 
B)  a greater role in the development of positive symptoms than negative symptoms of schizophrenia 
C)  a greater role in the development of negative symptoms than positive symptoms of schizophrenia 
D)  an equal role in the development of both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia

Question 7

The diagnosis of schizophrenia in the DSM-5 requires that at least two features of the disorder be present and that at least one of these features should include the cardinal symptoms of delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Summarize the criticisms of Freud's hypothesis about the origins of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

Freud's hypothesis about the origins of

Question 9

"Clubhouses" serve to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  provide a place for terminally ill people with schizophrenia to die with dignity 
B)  provide treatment for severely disturbed people with schizophrenia who cannot get the individual care they need from a traditional mental hospital 
C)  provide a permanent shelter for people with schizophrenia who do not fully need hospitalization but cannot effectively survive independently 
D)  provide self-help services such as social support and assistance with finding employment for people with schizophrenia attempting to maintain their independence in the community 
A)  provide a place for terminally ill people with schizophrenia to die with dignity 
B)  provide treatment for severely disturbed people with schizophrenia who cannot get the individual care they need from a traditional mental hospital 
C)  provide a permanent shelter for people with schizophrenia who do not fully need hospitalization but cannot effectively survive independently 
D)  provide self-help services such as social support and assistance with finding employment for people with schizophrenia attempting to maintain their independence in the community

Question 10

Describe the various patterns in the course of schizophrenia, referring to the concepts of
acute episode, prodromal phase, and residual phase.

Accepted Answer

Schizophrenia is a complex and chronic m

Question 11

______ are more likely to emphasize individualism and self-responsibility in the treatment of schizophrenia for a family member.

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian Americans 
B)  Non-Hispanic White Americans 
C)  Hispanic Americans 
D)  African Americans 
A)  Asian Americans 
B)  Non-Hispanic White Americans 
C)  Hispanic Americans 
D)  African Americans

Question 12

Tardive dyskinesia is especially common among ______ patients.

Accepted Answer

A)  younger male 
B)  younger female 
C)  older male 
D)  older female 
A)  younger male 
B)  younger female 
C)  older male 
D)  older female

Question 13

After discovering some spots on the bed sheets, Bruce is convinced that his wife of twenty years is being unfaithful to him. He has never found her with anyone and there is no other
Evidence that she has been unfaithful, but Bruce remains convinced that she is "fooling around"
On him. He is suffering from the ______ type of delusional disorder.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Juan suffers from schizophrenia. One of his symptoms is that while talking to others, Juan will string words together on the basis of rhyming, without regard to the meaning of the words. As
A result, many of his "clever little poems" lack any comprehensible meaning to his listeners.
When Juan does this he is engaging in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  blocking 
B)  clanging 
C)  neologisms 
D)  perseveration 
A)  blocking 
B)  clanging 
C)  neologisms 
D)  perseveration

Question 15

The facial expression of a person with schizophrenia would often ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  show anger 
B)  seem awkward and distorted 
C)  lack expressiveness 
D)  look confused 
A)  show anger 
B)  seem awkward and distorted 
C)  lack expressiveness 
D)  look confused

Question 16

The thoughts of people with schizophrenia tend to be tightly knit together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The DSM-5 now recognizes catatonic schizophrenia as a new subtype of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In sum, evidence suggests that schizophrenia involves impairments in networks of neurons in different parts of the brain, rather than a defect or pathology in any one area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

_______________ are mechanisms or critical links by which genes become expressed in behavioral or physical traits or disorders.

Accepted Answer

A)  Genotypes 
B)  Phenotypes 
C)  Endophenotypes 
D)  Endogenotypes 
A)  Genotypes 
B)  Phenotypes 
C)  Endophenotypes 
D)  Endogenotypes

Question 20

People with schizophrenia appear to be hypervigilant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Hallucinations are occasionally experienced by people in the general population and are not necessarily a sign of psychopathology.

Studies of deficiencies in event-related potentials suggest that schizophrenic individuals would have difficulty in ______.

A 54-year-old hospitalized woman diagnosed with schizophrenia was conditioned to cling to a broom by being given cigarettes as reinforcers.

Disturbances in emotional response among people with schizophrenia are typified by exaggerated and inappropriate affect.

Auditory hallucinations occur in about ______ percent of the cases of schizophrenia.

Research evidence indicates that overreactivity of dopamine receptors may play ______.

The diagnosis of schizophrenia in the DSM-5 requires that at least two features of the disorder be present and that at least one of these features should include the cardinal symptoms of delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech.

Summarize the criticisms of Freud's hypothesis about the origins of schizophrenia.

"Clubhouses" serve to ______.

Describe the various patterns in the course of schizophrenia, referring to the concepts of acute episode, prodromal phase, and residual phase.

______ are more likely to emphasize individualism and self-responsibility in the treatment of schizophrenia for a family member.

Tardive dyskinesia is especially common among ______ patients.

The facial expression of a person with schizophrenia would often ______.

The thoughts of people with schizophrenia tend to be tightly knit together.

The DSM-5 now recognizes catatonic schizophrenia as a new subtype of schizophrenia.

In sum, evidence suggests that schizophrenia involves impairments in networks of neurons in different parts of the brain, rather than a defect or pathology in any one area.

_______________ are mechanisms or critical links by which genes become expressed in behavioral or physical traits or disorders.

People with schizophrenia appear to be hypervigilant.

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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

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Exam 11: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Hallucinations are occasionally experienced by people in the general population and are not necessarily a sign of psychopathology.

Studies of deficiencies in event-related potentials suggest that schizophrenic individuals would have difficulty in ______.

A 54-year-old hospitalized woman diagnosed with schizophrenia was conditioned to cling to a broom by being given cigarettes as reinforcers.

Disturbances in emotional response among people with schizophrenia are typified by exaggerated and inappropriate affect.

Auditory hallucinations occur in about ______ percent of the cases of schizophrenia.

Research evidence indicates that overreactivity of dopamine receptors may play ______.

The diagnosis of schizophrenia in the DSM-5 requires that at least two features of the disorder be present and that at least one of these features should include the cardinal symptoms of delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech.

Summarize the criticisms of Freud's hypothesis about the origins of schizophrenia.

"Clubhouses" serve to ______.

Describe the various patterns in the course of schizophrenia, referring to the concepts of acute episode, prodromal phase, and residual phase.

______ are more likely to emphasize individualism and self-responsibility in the treatment of schizophrenia for a family member.

Tardive dyskinesia is especially common among ______ patients.

The facial expression of a person with schizophrenia would often ______.

The thoughts of people with schizophrenia tend to be tightly knit together.

The DSM-5 now recognizes catatonic schizophrenia as a new subtype of schizophrenia.

In sum, evidence suggests that schizophrenia involves impairments in networks of neurons in different parts of the brain, rather than a defect or pathology in any one area.

_______________ are mechanisms or critical links by which genes become expressed in behavioral or physical traits or disorders.

People with schizophrenia appear to be hypervigilant.

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

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