Question 1

An experimental technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation has been used in some schizophrenic patients to try to

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A)  block auditory hallucinations. 
B)  change delusional content. 
C)  both of these are correct. 
D)  neither of these is correct. 
A)  block auditory hallucinations. 
B)  change delusional content. 
C)  both of these are correct. 
D)  neither of these is correct.

Question 2

What is the generic name of the antipsychotic medication Haldol?

Accepted Answer

A)  Haloperidol 
B)  Chlorpromazine 
C)  Clozapine 
D)  Risperidone 
A)  Haloperidol 
B)  Chlorpromazine 
C)  Clozapine 
D)  Risperidone

Question 3

People who experience hallucinations appear to be

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A)  listening to voices outside themselves. 
B)  listening to their own thoughts. 
C)  misinterpreting voices from the sources such as the radio and television. 
D)  making up the experience. 
A)  listening to voices outside themselves. 
B)  listening to their own thoughts. 
C)  misinterpreting voices from the sources such as the radio and television. 
D)  making up the experience.

Question 4

Which of the following statistical data are NOT accurate regarding schizophrenia?

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A)  The lifetime prevalence rate is 3%. 
B)  Life expectancy is less than average due to suicides and accidents. 
C)  Men with schizophrenia have a poorer prognosis than women with schizophrenia. 
D)  More women than men develop schizophrenia later in life. 
A)  The lifetime prevalence rate is 3%. 
B)  Life expectancy is less than average due to suicides and accidents. 
C)  Men with schizophrenia have a poorer prognosis than women with schizophrenia. 
D)  More women than men develop schizophrenia later in life.

Question 5

On the "Abnormal Psychology Live" CD,Etta states that Jesus communicates with her through the sounds of barking dogs.This type of schizophrenic symptom is called a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

A)  neologism 
B)  loose association 
C)  delusion 
D)  hallucination 
A)  neologism 
B)  loose association 
C)  delusion 
D)  hallucination

Question 6

Manuella would respond coolly when her daughter embraced her,but when the child tried to pull away Manuella would say,"Don't you love me anymore?" This is an example of

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A)  a schizophrenogenic mother. 
B)  double-bind communication. 
C)  expressed emotion. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  a schizophrenogenic mother. 
B)  double-bind communication. 
C)  expressed emotion. 
D)  none of the above

Question 7

Which of the following defines the erotomanic type of delusional disorder?

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A)  Believing that one is loved by an important person or celebrity 
B)  Falsely believing that one's sexual partner is unfaithful 
C)  Believing in one's inflated worth, identity, or special relationship 
D)  Believing one is being malevolently treated in some way 
A)  Believing that one is loved by an important person or celebrity 
B)  Falsely believing that one's sexual partner is unfaithful 
C)  Believing in one's inflated worth, identity, or special relationship 
D)  Believing one is being malevolently treated in some way

Question 8

Which of the following occurs when drugs are administered to schizophrenic patients?

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A)  Drugs that increase dopamine (agonists) cause an increase in schizophrenic behavior. 
B)  Drugs that decrease dopamine (antagonists) decrease schizophrenic symptoms. 
C)  Both of these statements are accurate 
D)  Neither of these statements is accurate 
A)  Drugs that increase dopamine (agonists) cause an increase in schizophrenic behavior. 
B)  Drugs that decrease dopamine (antagonists) decrease schizophrenic symptoms. 
C)  Both of these statements are accurate 
D)  Neither of these statements is accurate

Question 9

Schizophrenia appears to be more frequently diagnosed in minorities in a number of countries.An explanation for this is that

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A)  people from devalued ethnic minority groups may be victims of bias and stereotyping. 
B)  they may be the result of misdiagnosis. 
C)  the levels of stress associated with stigma and isolation. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  people from devalued ethnic minority groups may be victims of bias and stereotyping. 
B)  they may be the result of misdiagnosis. 
C)  the levels of stress associated with stigma and isolation. 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

Which of the following does NOT apply to the disorganized subtype of schizophrenia?

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A)  Fragmented delusions and hallucinations 
B)  Inappropriate or flat affect 
C)  Frequent remissions and improvement of symptoms 
D)  Self-absorption and mirror gazing 
A)  Fragmented delusions and hallucinations 
B)  Inappropriate or flat affect 
C)  Frequent remissions and improvement of symptoms 
D)  Self-absorption and mirror gazing

Question 11

Discuss the other psychotic disorders.

Accepted Answer

Some people may experience the symptoms

Question 12

A technique that uses wire coils to repeatedly generate magnetic fields that pass through the skull to the brain is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  magnetic resonance imaging. 
B)  functional magnetic resonance imaging. 
C)  transcranial magnetic stimulation. 
D)  electroconvulsive stimulation. 
A)  magnetic resonance imaging. 
B)  functional magnetic resonance imaging. 
C)  transcranial magnetic stimulation. 
D)  electroconvulsive stimulation.

Question 13

Describe some of the "positive" and "negative" symptoms of schizophrenia.Explain what is meant by these terms and how they relate to prognosis and outcome.

Accepted Answer

The positive symptoms of schizophrenia i

Question 14

Since the latter half of the 20th century,the policy of deinstitutionalization (time-limited hospital stays for psychotic patients)has resulted in

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A)  more patients remaining hospitalized. 
B)  former patients becoming productive members of the community. 
C)  many former patients becoming homeless. 
D)  greater patient compliance regarding medication. 
A)  more patients remaining hospitalized. 
B)  former patients becoming productive members of the community. 
C)  many former patients becoming homeless. 
D)  greater patient compliance regarding medication.

Question 15

Which of the following is the definition of dementia praecox?

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A)  Silly and immature behavior 
B)  Early madness 
C)  Alternating immobility and agitated excitement 
D)  Delusions of grandeur or persecution 
A)  Silly and immature behavior 
B)  Early madness 
C)  Alternating immobility and agitated excitement 
D)  Delusions of grandeur or persecution

Question 16

In regard to cultural differences in "expressed emotion," which is thought to be positively correlated with schizophrenia,research has found that _________ families have the highest percentage of expressed emotion.

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A)  Indian 
B)  Mexican 
C)  British 
D)  Anglo-American 
A)  Indian 
B)  Mexican 
C)  British 
D)  Anglo-American

Question 17

In regard to the ways that drugs affect neurotransmitters,which of the following is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  A drug that is an agonist occupies the receptor sites, blocking the neurotransmitter. 
B)  A drug that is an antagonist helps increase the release of the neurotransmitter. 
C)  Both of these are correct 
D)  Neither of these is correct 
A)  A drug that is an agonist occupies the receptor sites, blocking the neurotransmitter. 
B)  A drug that is an antagonist helps increase the release of the neurotransmitter. 
C)  Both of these are correct 
D)  Neither of these is correct

Question 18

Endophenotyping refers to looking for

Accepted Answer

A)  a gene or genes that cause the symptoms or behaviors of schizophrenia. 
B)  basic processes that contribute to symptoms of the disorder. 
C)  basic processes that contribute to behaviors of schizophrenia. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  a gene or genes that cause the symptoms or behaviors of schizophrenia. 
B)  basic processes that contribute to symptoms of the disorder. 
C)  basic processes that contribute to behaviors of schizophrenia. 
D)  all of the above

Question 19

The term "schizophrenia" was introduced circa 1908 by a Swiss psychiatrist named

Accepted Answer

A)  Emil Kraepelin. 
B)  Sigmund Freud. 
C)  Eugen Bleuler. 
D)  Phillipe Pinel. 
A)  Emil Kraepelin. 
B)  Sigmund Freud. 
C)  Eugen Bleuler. 
D)  Phillipe Pinel.

Question 20

Match the following negative symptom of schizophrenia with its definition: flat affect,

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A)  inability to initiate and persist in activities. 
B)  inability to experience pleasure. 
C)  lack of emotional response, blank facial expression. 
D)  lack of speech content and/or slowed speech response. 
A)  inability to initiate and persist in activities. 
B)  inability to experience pleasure. 
C)  lack of emotional response, blank facial expression. 
D)  lack of speech content and/or slowed speech response.

An experimental technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation has been used in some schizophrenic patients to try to

What is the generic name of the antipsychotic medication Haldol?

People who experience hallucinations appear to be

Which of the following statistical data are NOT accurate regarding schizophrenia?

On the "Abnormal Psychology Live" CD,Etta states that Jesus communicates with her through the sounds of barking dogs.This type of schizophrenic symptom is called a(n)________.

Manuella would respond coolly when her daughter embraced her,but when the child tried to pull away Manuella would say,"Don't you love me anymore?" This is an example of

Which of the following defines the erotomanic type of delusional disorder?

Which of the following occurs when drugs are administered to schizophrenic patients?

Schizophrenia appears to be more frequently diagnosed in minorities in a number of countries.An explanation for this is that

Which of the following does NOT apply to the disorganized subtype of schizophrenia?

Discuss the other psychotic disorders.

A technique that uses wire coils to repeatedly generate magnetic fields that pass through the skull to the brain is called:

Describe some of the "positive" and "negative" symptoms of schizophrenia.Explain what is meant by these terms and how they relate to prognosis and outcome.

Since the latter half of the 20th century,the policy of deinstitutionalization (time-limited hospital stays for psychotic patients)has resulted in

Which of the following is the definition of dementia praecox?

In regard to cultural differences in "expressed emotion," which is thought to be positively correlated with schizophrenia,research has found that _________ families have the highest percentage of expressed emotion.

In regard to the ways that drugs affect neurotransmitters,which of the following is TRUE?

Endophenotyping refers to looking for

The term "schizophrenia" was introduced circa 1908 by a Swiss psychiatrist named

Match the following negative symptom of schizophrenia with its definition: flat affect,

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Exam 13: Schizophrenia And Other Psychotic Disorders

An experimental technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation has been used in some schizophrenic patients to try to

What is the generic name of the antipsychotic medication Haldol?

People who experience hallucinations appear to be

Which of the following statistical data are NOT accurate regarding schizophrenia?

On the "Abnormal Psychology Live" CD,Etta states that Jesus communicates with her through the sounds of barking dogs.This type of schizophrenic symptom is called a(n)________.

Manuella would respond coolly when her daughter embraced her,but when the child tried to pull away Manuella would say,"Don't you love me anymore?" This is an example of

Which of the following defines the erotomanic type of delusional disorder?

Which of the following occurs when drugs are administered to schizophrenic patients?

Schizophrenia appears to be more frequently diagnosed in minorities in a number of countries.An explanation for this is that

Which of the following does NOT apply to the disorganized subtype of schizophrenia?

Discuss the other psychotic disorders.

A technique that uses wire coils to repeatedly generate magnetic fields that pass through the skull to the brain is called:

Describe some of the "positive" and "negative" symptoms of schizophrenia.Explain what is meant by these terms and how they relate to prognosis and outcome.

Since the latter half of the 20th century,the policy of deinstitutionalization (time-limited hospital stays for psychotic patients)has resulted in

Which of the following is the definition of dementia praecox?

In regard to cultural differences in "expressed emotion," which is thought to be positively correlated with schizophrenia,research has found that _________ families have the highest percentage of expressed emotion.

In regard to the ways that drugs affect neurotransmitters,which of the following is TRUE?

Endophenotyping refers to looking for

The term "schizophrenia" was introduced circa 1908 by a Swiss psychiatrist named

Match the following negative symptom of schizophrenia with its definition: flat affect,

Abnormal Behavior In Historical Context

N Integrative Approach To Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment And Diagnosis

Research Methods

Anxiety Disorders

Somatoform And Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders And Suicide

Eating And Sleep Disorders

Physical Disorders And Health Psychology

Sexual And Gender Identity Disorders

Substance-related And Impulse-control Disorders

Personality Disorders

Developmental Disorders

Cognitive Disorders

Mental Health Services: Legal And Ethical Issues

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