Question 1

The erroneous belief that one control the weather would be an example of a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  somatic delusion 
B)  paranoid delusion 
C)  delusion of persecution 
D)  delusion of grandeur 
E)  referential delusion 
A)  somatic delusion 
B)  paranoid delusion 
C)  delusion of persecution 
D)  delusion of grandeur 
E)  referential delusion D

Question 2

The most common type of hallucinations are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tactile 
B)  visual 
C)  multi-sensory 
D)  auditory 
E)  olfactory 
A)  tactile 
B)  visual 
C)  multi-sensory 
D)  auditory 
E)  olfactory D

Question 3

Echopraxia and echolalia are symptoms of the __________ type of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A)  undifferentiated 
B)  residual 
C)  disorganized 
D)  paranoid 
E)  catatonic 
A)  undifferentiated 
B)  residual 
C)  disorganized 
D)  paranoid 
E)  catatonic E

Question 4

The positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia refer to the "good" and "bad" symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The research shows that the symptom-based subtypes shift over time and do not have much use in terms of prognosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The one form of psychotherapy found to be helpful in treating schizophrenia is

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic therapy. 
B)  interpersonal psychotherapy. 
C)  behavioural therapy. 
D)  cognitive-behaviour therapy. 
E)  psychoanalysis. 
A)  humanistic therapy. 
B)  interpersonal psychotherapy. 
C)  behavioural therapy. 
D)  cognitive-behaviour therapy. 
E)  psychoanalysis.

Question 7

The main drawback of anti-psychotic medication in treating schizophrenia is

Accepted Answer

A)  its relative ineffectiveness in dealing with the cognitive impairment suffered by schizophrenia patients. 
B)  that the use of medication often requires longer hospital stays. 
C)  its relative lack of effectiveness. 
D)  the occurrence of more frequent relapses of illness. 
E)  its inability to alleviate the frequency and severity of hallucinations and delusions. 
A)  its relative ineffectiveness in dealing with the cognitive impairment suffered by schizophrenia patients. 
B)  that the use of medication often requires longer hospital stays. 
C)  its relative lack of effectiveness. 
D)  the occurrence of more frequent relapses of illness. 
E)  its inability to alleviate the frequency and severity of hallucinations and delusions.

Question 8

Describe the five subtypes of schizophrenia in the DSM-IV-TR.

Accepted Answer

The DSM-IV-TR recognizes five subtypes o

Question 9

Sluggish schizophrenia is one subtype of schizophrenia found in the DSM-IV-TR system for the classification of mental disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Visual hallucinations tend to be the most common form in schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The belief that one's neighbours are plotting against you is an example of a __________ delusion.

Accepted Answer

A)  persecutory 
B)  somatic 
C)  religious 
D)  grandiose 
E)  referential 
A)  persecutory 
B)  somatic 
C)  religious 
D)  grandiose 
E)  referential

Question 12

The most commonly accepted theory of schizophrenia today is the

Accepted Answer

A)  rejecting mother model. 
B)  schizogenetic theory. 
C)  diathesis-stress theory. 
D)  social drift theory. 
E)  collective unconscious theory. 
A)  rejecting mother model. 
B)  schizogenetic theory. 
C)  diathesis-stress theory. 
D)  social drift theory. 
E)  collective unconscious theory.

Question 13

Apart from the frontal lobes, one of the most researched regions of the brain and its relationship to schizophrenia is the

Accepted Answer

A)  left parietal lobe. 
B)  left temporal lobe. 
C)  right temporal lobe. 
D)  left occipital lobe. 
E)  right parietal lobe. 
A)  left parietal lobe. 
B)  left temporal lobe. 
C)  right temporal lobe. 
D)  left occipital lobe. 
E)  right parietal lobe.

Question 14

For a diagnosis, a bizarre delusion must be judged __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  possible 
B)  impossible 
C)  plausible 
D)  conceivable 
E)  harmless 
A)  possible 
B)  impossible 
C)  plausible 
D)  conceivable 
E)  harmless

Question 15

According to findings of combined meta-analyses, the number one ranked brain and behavioral abnormality in schizophrenia is

Accepted Answer

A)  impaired general intellectual ability. 
B)  increased neurotransmitter receptors in post-modern brain tissue. 
C)  irregular eye movements when following a point of light. 
D)  slowness in writing symbols paired with numbers (processing speed). 
E)  impaired learning and recall of words and stories. 
A)  impaired general intellectual ability. 
B)  increased neurotransmitter receptors in post-modern brain tissue. 
C)  irregular eye movements when following a point of light. 
D)  slowness in writing symbols paired with numbers (processing speed). 
E)  impaired learning and recall of words and stories.

Question 16

In Meehl's theory of schizophrenia, "hypokrisia" refers to __________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  an abnormally high number of schizotypal genes 
B)  atypical neuronal connectivity 
C)  abnormally low neuronal reactivity to stimulation 
D)  abnormally high inter-neuronal connectivity 
E)  abnormally high neuronal reactivity to stimulation 
A)  an abnormally high number of schizotypal genes 
B)  atypical neuronal connectivity 
C)  abnormally low neuronal reactivity to stimulation 
D)  abnormally high inter-neuronal connectivity 
E)  abnormally high neuronal reactivity to stimulation

Question 17

Penetrance refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the degree to which a gene associated with a condition will be expressed in offspring. 
B)  the degree to which a gene will penetrate the chromosome during meiosis. 
C)  the frequency with which a gene associated with a condition will become dominant. 
D)  the degree to which the presence of a dominant gene will show its effects. 
E)  the frequency by which a gene associated with a condition will be passed on. 
A)  the degree to which a gene associated with a condition will be expressed in offspring. 
B)  the degree to which a gene will penetrate the chromosome during meiosis. 
C)  the frequency with which a gene associated with a condition will become dominant. 
D)  the degree to which the presence of a dominant gene will show its effects. 
E)  the frequency by which a gene associated with a condition will be passed on.

Question 18

An important and basic fact about schizophrenia is its __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  homogeneity 
B)  heterogeneity 
C)  relationship to dissociative identity disorder 
D)  simplicity 
E)  universality 
A)  homogeneity 
B)  heterogeneity 
C)  relationship to dissociative identity disorder 
D)  simplicity 
E)  universality

Question 19

Modern research shows that inadequate parenting by fathers plays an equally important causal role as does that of mothers in the development of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Cognitive remediation for schizophrenia targets ___________ and research thus far shows ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  thinking skills like memory and attention; small effects upon cognition, symptoms and academic functioning 
B)  cognitive appraisals of threat; medium effects on cognition and significant effects upon symptoms and functioning 
C)  day-to-day problem solving; medium effects upon cognition and adaptive functioning 
D)  thinking skills like memory and attention; medium effects upon cognition and significant effects upon symptoms and functioning 
E)  cognitive appraisals of threat; normalized symptoms and functioning 
A)  thinking skills like memory and attention; small effects upon cognition, symptoms and academic functioning 
B)  cognitive appraisals of threat; medium effects on cognition and significant effects upon symptoms and functioning 
C)  day-to-day problem solving; medium effects upon cognition and adaptive functioning 
D)  thinking skills like memory and attention; medium effects upon cognition and significant effects upon symptoms and functioning 
E)  cognitive appraisals of threat; normalized symptoms and functioning

The erroneous belief that one control the weather would be an example of a __________.

The most common type of hallucinations are __________.

Echopraxia and echolalia are symptoms of the __________ type of schizophrenia.

The positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia refer to the "good" and "bad" symptoms.

The research shows that the symptom-based subtypes shift over time and do not have much use in terms of prognosis.

The one form of psychotherapy found to be helpful in treating schizophrenia is

The main drawback of anti-psychotic medication in treating schizophrenia is

Describe the five subtypes of schizophrenia in the DSM-IV-TR.

Sluggish schizophrenia is one subtype of schizophrenia found in the DSM-IV-TR system for the classification of mental disorders.

Visual hallucinations tend to be the most common form in schizophrenia.

The belief that one's neighbours are plotting against you is an example of a __________ delusion.

The most commonly accepted theory of schizophrenia today is the

Apart from the frontal lobes, one of the most researched regions of the brain and its relationship to schizophrenia is the

For a diagnosis, a bizarre delusion must be judged __________.

According to findings of combined meta-analyses, the number one ranked brain and behavioral abnormality in schizophrenia is

In Meehl's theory of schizophrenia, "hypokrisia" refers to __________ .

Penetrance refers to

An important and basic fact about schizophrenia is its __________.

Modern research shows that inadequate parenting by fathers plays an equally important causal role as does that of mothers in the development of schizophrenia.

Cognitive remediation for schizophrenia targets _ and research thus far shows __.

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Exam 9: Schizophrenia

The erroneous belief that one control the weather would be an example of a __________.

The most common type of hallucinations are __________.

Echopraxia and echolalia are symptoms of the __________ type of schizophrenia.

The positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia refer to the "good" and "bad" symptoms.

The research shows that the symptom-based subtypes shift over time and do not have much use in terms of prognosis.

The one form of psychotherapy found to be helpful in treating schizophrenia is

The main drawback of anti-psychotic medication in treating schizophrenia is

Describe the five subtypes of schizophrenia in the DSM-IV-TR.

Sluggish schizophrenia is one subtype of schizophrenia found in the DSM-IV-TR system for the classification of mental disorders.

Visual hallucinations tend to be the most common form in schizophrenia.

The belief that one's neighbours are plotting against you is an example of a __________ delusion.

The most commonly accepted theory of schizophrenia today is the

Apart from the frontal lobes, one of the most researched regions of the brain and its relationship to schizophrenia is the

For a diagnosis, a bizarre delusion must be judged __________.

According to findings of combined meta-analyses, the number one ranked brain and behavioral abnormality in schizophrenia is

In Meehl's theory of schizophrenia, "hypokrisia" refers to __________ .

Penetrance refers to

An important and basic fact about schizophrenia is its __________.

Modern research shows that inadequate parenting by fathers plays an equally important causal role as does that of mothers in the development of schizophrenia.

Cognitive remediation for schizophrenia targets ___________ and research thus far shows ____________.

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety and Related Disorders

Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Developmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Mental Disorders and Aging

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

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Cognitive remediation for schizophrenia targets _ and research thus far shows __.