Question 1

Discuss learning perspectives on schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

There are several learning perspectives

Question 2

The onset of schizophrenic behaviour patterns is more likely to lead to hospitalization than to result from it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to Schneider,first-rank symptoms of schizophrenia represent ________.

Accepted Answer

A) symptoms that are central to the diagnosis of schizophrenia and cannot be found in other disorders 
B) the symptoms that create the most severe problems for the sufferer 
C) symptoms that accompany the disorder but do not define it 
D) symptoms seen in the early stages of schizophrenia 
A) symptoms that are central to the diagnosis of schizophrenia and cannot be found in other disorders 
B) the symptoms that create the most severe problems for the sufferer 
C) symptoms that accompany the disorder but do not define it 
D) symptoms seen in the early stages of schizophrenia

Question 4

Positive symptoms tend to occur during acute episodes of schizophrenia,then disappear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The benefits of short-term social-skills training tend to be retained over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

________ symptoms represent behavioural deficits or the absence of normal behaviours in a person with schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) Positive 
B) Primary 
C) Negative 
D) Secondary 
A) Positive 
B) Primary 
C) Negative 
D) Secondary

Question 7

______ studies of high-risk children (offspring of parents with schizophrenia)support the central tenet of the diathesis-stress model,namely,that heredity interacts with environmental influences in determining vulnerability to schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) Longitudinal 
B) Experimental 
C) Observational 
D) Correlational 
A) Longitudinal 
B) Experimental 
C) Observational 
D) Correlational

Question 8

Freud believed that traditional psychoanalysis was not well suited to the treatment of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Children born to normal parents but raised by schizophrenic adoptive parents are at ________ of developing schizophrenia themselves as children raised by normal parents.

Accepted Answer

A) half the risk 
B) just the same risk 
C) twice the risk 
D) four times the risk 
A) half the risk 
B) just the same risk 
C) twice the risk 
D) four times the risk

Question 10

According to psychodynamic theory,schizophrenia represents ________.

Accepted Answer

A) a severe fixation in the anal stage 
B) a failure to adequately resolve the anxiety associated with the Oedipus or Electra complex 
C) overwhelming of the superego by the ego 
D) overwhelming of the ego by the id 
A) a severe fixation in the anal stage 
B) a failure to adequately resolve the anxiety associated with the Oedipus or Electra complex 
C) overwhelming of the superego by the ego 
D) overwhelming of the ego by the id

Question 11

The part of the brain that serves as a sort of mental clipboard for holding information needed to guide organized behaviour and for regulating attention is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) hippocampus 
B) amygdala 
C) reticular formation 
D) prefrontal cortex 
A) hippocampus 
B) amygdala 
C) reticular formation 
D) prefrontal cortex

Question 12

Recent research on genetic causes of schizophrenia has found ________.

Accepted Answer

A) no evidence of any specific gene contributing to the development of schizophrenia 
B) evidence that a single gene,on chromosome 6,is primarily responsible for the development of schizophrenia 
C) evidence that genes on at least three different chromosomes contribute to the development of schizophrenia 
D) evidence that genes on virtually every chromosome contribute to the development of schizophrenia 
A) no evidence of any specific gene contributing to the development of schizophrenia 
B) evidence that a single gene,on chromosome 6,is primarily responsible for the development of schizophrenia 
C) evidence that genes on at least three different chromosomes contribute to the development of schizophrenia 
D) evidence that genes on virtually every chromosome contribute to the development of schizophrenia

Question 13

People with schizophrenia are MOST likely to have been born in the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) spring 
B) summer 
C) fall 
D) winter 
A) spring 
B) summer 
C) fall 
D) winter

Question 14

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 15

Tardive dyskinesia is not treatable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Discuss biological perspectives on schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

Biological perspectives on schizophrenia

Question 17

Biological investigations indicate that dopamine is the only neurotransmitter involved in the development of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Loss of ego boundaries is a phenomenon where people with schizophrenia adopt a third-party perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Thought disorders in people experiencing schizophrenia tend to be short-lived and reversible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The basic social-skills training model used in treating schizophrenia employs ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the "empty chair" technique 
B) systematic desensitization 
C) role-playing exercises 
D) guided fantasies 
A) the "empty chair" technique 
B) systematic desensitization 
C) role-playing exercises 
D) guided fantasies

Discuss learning perspectives on schizophrenia.

The onset of schizophrenic behaviour patterns is more likely to lead to hospitalization than to result from it.

According to Schneider,first-rank symptoms of schizophrenia represent ________.

Positive symptoms tend to occur during acute episodes of schizophrenia,then disappear.

The benefits of short-term social-skills training tend to be retained over time.

________ symptoms represent behavioural deficits or the absence of normal behaviours in a person with schizophrenia.

______ studies of high-risk children (offspring of parents with schizophrenia)support the central tenet of the diathesis-stress model,namely,that heredity interacts with environmental influences in determining vulnerability to schizophrenia.

Freud believed that traditional psychoanalysis was not well suited to the treatment of schizophrenia.

Children born to normal parents but raised by schizophrenic adoptive parents are at ________ of developing schizophrenia themselves as children raised by normal parents.

According to psychodynamic theory,schizophrenia represents ________.

The part of the brain that serves as a sort of mental clipboard for holding information needed to guide organized behaviour and for regulating attention is the ________.

Recent research on genetic causes of schizophrenia has found ________.

People with schizophrenia are MOST likely to have been born in the ________.

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

Tardive dyskinesia is not treatable.

Discuss biological perspectives on schizophrenia.

Biological investigations indicate that dopamine is the only neurotransmitter involved in the development of schizophrenia.

Loss of ego boundaries is a phenomenon where people with schizophrenia adopt a third-party perspective.

Thought disorders in people experiencing schizophrenia tend to be short-lived and reversible.

The basic social-skills training model used in treating schizophrenia employs ________.

What Is Abnormal Psychology

Assessment, classification, and Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety, obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma-And Stressor-Related Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Personality

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Gender Dysphoria,paraphilic Disorders,and Sexual Dysfunctions

Abnormal Behaviour Across the Lifespan

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Exam 10: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Discuss learning perspectives on schizophrenia.

The onset of schizophrenic behaviour patterns is more likely to lead to hospitalization than to result from it.

According to Schneider,first-rank symptoms of schizophrenia represent ________.

Positive symptoms tend to occur during acute episodes of schizophrenia,then disappear.

The benefits of short-term social-skills training tend to be retained over time.

________ symptoms represent behavioural deficits or the absence of normal behaviours in a person with schizophrenia.

______ studies of high-risk children (offspring of parents with schizophrenia)support the central tenet of the diathesis-stress model,namely,that heredity interacts with environmental influences in determining vulnerability to schizophrenia.

Freud believed that traditional psychoanalysis was not well suited to the treatment of schizophrenia.

Children born to normal parents but raised by schizophrenic adoptive parents are at ________ of developing schizophrenia themselves as children raised by normal parents.

According to psychodynamic theory,schizophrenia represents ________.

The part of the brain that serves as a sort of mental clipboard for holding information needed to guide organized behaviour and for regulating attention is the ________.

Recent research on genetic causes of schizophrenia has found ________.

People with schizophrenia are MOST likely to have been born in the ________.

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

Tardive dyskinesia is not treatable.

Discuss biological perspectives on schizophrenia.

Biological investigations indicate that dopamine is the only neurotransmitter involved in the development of schizophrenia.

Loss of ego boundaries is a phenomenon where people with schizophrenia adopt a third-party perspective.

Thought disorders in people experiencing schizophrenia tend to be short-lived and reversible.

The basic social-skills training model used in treating schizophrenia employs ________.

What Is Abnormal Psychology

Assessment, classification, and Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety, obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma-And Stressor-Related Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Personality

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Gender Dysphoria,paraphilic Disorders,and Sexual Dysfunctions

Abnormal Behaviour Across the Lifespan

Filters