Question 1

From the learning perspective,it is MOST likely that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) people may learn to "emit" schizophrenic behaviour 
B) schizophrenic behaviour may occur by chance 
C) schizophrenic behaviour may result from being hospitalized 
D) bizarre behaviour characterizing schizophrenia is learned 
A) people may learn to "emit" schizophrenic behaviour 
B) schizophrenic behaviour may occur by chance 
C) schizophrenic behaviour may result from being hospitalized 
D) bizarre behaviour characterizing schizophrenia is learned

Question 2

The rates of schizophrenia appear to be

Accepted Answer

A) higher in developed countries than in developing countries. 
B) higher in developing countries than in developed countries. 
C) similar in developed and developing countries. 
D) unknown due to problems gathering data in developing countries. 
A) higher in developed countries than in developing countries. 
B) higher in developing countries than in developed countries. 
C) similar in developed and developing countries. 
D) unknown due to problems gathering data in developing countries.

Question 3

Jomy has schizophrenia.Some of his symptoms include flat affect,psychomotor retardation,a poverty of logical speech and thought,and social withdrawal.These symptoms are classified as ________ symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) positive 
B) tertiary 
C) negative 
D) secondary 
A) positive 
B) tertiary 
C) negative 
D) secondary

Question 4

In the old concept of a schizophrenogenic mother,such a mother was described as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) schizophrenic herself 
B) cold,aloof,domineering,and overprotective 
C) overly nurturant,passive,helpless,and unintelligent 
D) passive-aggressive,overemotional,hysteric,and negligent 
A) schizophrenic herself 
B) cold,aloof,domineering,and overprotective 
C) overly nurturant,passive,helpless,and unintelligent 
D) passive-aggressive,overemotional,hysteric,and negligent

Question 5

Disturbances of volition are most often seen in the acute phase of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The prevailing view of the cause of schizophrenia is the ____________ model,which holds that schizophrenia involves a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors.

Accepted Answer

A) multiple single gene 
B) social learning 
C) cognitive behavioural 
D) diathesis-stress 
A) multiple single gene 
B) social learning 
C) cognitive behavioural 
D) diathesis-stress

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

Antipsychotic drugs help control the more flagrant or bizarre features of schizophrenia.They ________.

Accepted Answer

A) provide a cure for this disease 
B) are not a cure for this disease 
C) can also make the schizophrenia much worse 
D) are also quite addictive 
A) provide a cure for this disease 
B) are not a cure for this disease 
C) can also make the schizophrenia much worse 
D) are also quite addictive

Question 9

Hallucinations are the most common form of perceptual disturbances among people with schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

If you have two parents who have schizophrenia,it's nearly certain that you will develop schizophrenia yourself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Hiram believes he is Martin Luther King,Jr.Despite the fact that he is white,he is alive,and he has never been involved in the civil rights movement,he is absolutely convinced that he is Martin Luther King,Jr.Hiram's beliefs represent ________.

Accepted Answer

A) an obsession 
B) a compulsion 
C) a hallucination 
D) a delusion 
A) an obsession 
B) a compulsion 
C) a hallucination 
D) a delusion

Question 12

The term affect refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) actions 
B) emotion 
C) behaviour 
D) thoughts 
A) actions 
B) emotion 
C) behaviour 
D) thoughts

Question 13

The brain structure apparently involved in auditory hallucinations is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Broca's area 
B) the parietal lobe 
C) the amygdala 
D) the cerebellum 
A) Broca's area 
B) the parietal lobe 
C) the amygdala 
D) the cerebellum

Question 14

Hillary is in treatment for schizophrenia.Her therapist says that her schizophrenia results from growing up in an unreinforcing family environment and never learning to respond appropriately to social stimuli.Her lack of social skills led to rejection by others which,in turn,led to feelings of alienation and more "bizarre" patterns of behaviour.Hillary's therapist is most likely a ________ therapist.

Accepted Answer

A) behavioural 
B) humanistic 
C) social learning 
D) psychodynamic 
A) behavioural 
B) humanistic 
C) social learning 
D) psychodynamic

Question 15

After the onset of a schizophrenic episode,a full return to normal behaviour ________.

Accepted Answer

A) almost never occurs 
B) is uncommon,but does occur 
C) commonly,but not always,occurs 
D) almost always occurs 
A) almost never occurs 
B) is uncommon,but does occur 
C) commonly,but not always,occurs 
D) almost always occurs

Question 16

Phenothiazines block the action of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) norepinephrine 
B) serotonin 
C) dopamine 
D) thyroxin 
A) norepinephrine 
B) serotonin 
C) dopamine 
D) thyroxin

Question 17

Discuss the psychosocial rehabilitation approach to the treatment of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

The psychosocial rehabilitation approach

Question 18

An individual who has the symptoms of schizophrenia due to drug use may meet the criteria for that diagnosis as set out in the DSM.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Schizophrenia was first described as a medical syndrome by ________ in 1893.

Accepted Answer

A) Kraepelin 
B) Freud 
C) Bleuler 
D) Schneider 
A) Kraepelin 
B) Freud 
C) Bleuler 
D) Schneider

Question 20

Dementia praecox refers to what we now call senile dementia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

From the learning perspective,it is MOST likely that __________.

The rates of schizophrenia appear to be

Jomy has schizophrenia.Some of his symptoms include flat affect,psychomotor retardation,a poverty of logical speech and thought,and social withdrawal.These symptoms are classified as ________ symptoms.

In the old concept of a schizophrenogenic mother,such a mother was described as ________.

Disturbances of volition are most often seen in the acute phase of schizophrenia.

The prevailing view of the cause of schizophrenia is the ____________ model,which holds that schizophrenia involves a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors.

Evidence for the viral theory of schizophrenia is ________.

Antipsychotic drugs help control the more flagrant or bizarre features of schizophrenia.They ________.

Hallucinations are the most common form of perceptual disturbances among people with schizophrenia.

If you have two parents who have schizophrenia,it's nearly certain that you will develop schizophrenia yourself.

Hiram believes he is Martin Luther King,Jr.Despite the fact that he is white,he is alive,and he has never been involved in the civil rights movement,he is absolutely convinced that he is Martin Luther King,Jr.Hiram's beliefs represent ________.

The term affect refers to ________.

The brain structure apparently involved in auditory hallucinations is ________.

After the onset of a schizophrenic episode,a full return to normal behaviour ________.

Phenothiazines block the action of ________.

Discuss the psychosocial rehabilitation approach to the treatment of schizophrenia.

An individual who has the symptoms of schizophrenia due to drug use may meet the criteria for that diagnosis as set out in the DSM.

Schizophrenia was first described as a medical syndrome by ________ in 1893.

Dementia praecox refers to what we now call senile dementia.

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

From the learning perspective,it is MOST likely that __________.

The rates of schizophrenia appear to be

Jomy has schizophrenia.Some of his symptoms include flat affect,psychomotor retardation,a poverty of logical speech and thought,and social withdrawal.These symptoms are classified as ________ symptoms.

In the old concept of a schizophrenogenic mother,such a mother was described as ________.

Disturbances of volition are most often seen in the acute phase of schizophrenia.

The prevailing view of the cause of schizophrenia is the ____________ model,which holds that schizophrenia involves a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors.

Evidence for the viral theory of schizophrenia is ________.

Antipsychotic drugs help control the more flagrant or bizarre features of schizophrenia.They ________.

Hallucinations are the most common form of perceptual disturbances among people with schizophrenia.

If you have two parents who have schizophrenia,it's nearly certain that you will develop schizophrenia yourself.

Hiram believes he is Martin Luther King,Jr.Despite the fact that he is white,he is alive,and he has never been involved in the civil rights movement,he is absolutely convinced that he is Martin Luther King,Jr.Hiram's beliefs represent ________.

The term affect refers to ________.

The brain structure apparently involved in auditory hallucinations is ________.

After the onset of a schizophrenic episode,a full return to normal behaviour ________.

Phenothiazines block the action of ________.

Discuss the psychosocial rehabilitation approach to the treatment of schizophrenia.

An individual who has the symptoms of schizophrenia due to drug use may meet the criteria for that diagnosis as set out in the DSM.

Schizophrenia was first described as a medical syndrome by ________ in 1893.

Dementia praecox refers to what we now call senile dementia.

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