Question 1

Which of the following is likely a sign of disorganized schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dillon believes he is God, but will respond to any direction he is given. 
B)  Peter appears to feel no emotion and tends to make odd facial expressions and movements. 
C)  Kyle constantly is asking for a doctor as he is convinced that his stomach is going to explode. 
D)  Trista fears for her life because the pictures on the wall have told her that she is not safe. 
A)  Dillon believes he is God, but will respond to any direction he is given. 
B)  Peter appears to feel no emotion and tends to make odd facial expressions and movements. 
C)  Kyle constantly is asking for a doctor as he is convinced that his stomach is going to explode. 
D)  Trista fears for her life because the pictures on the wall have told her that she is not safe. B

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a delusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bob thought the CIA was controlling his thoughts. 
B)  The voices in Jaimie's head told him not to trust the priest. 
C)  Tracy did not think she could get pregnant the first time she had sex. 
D)  Carla saw and felt bugs crawling up her arm. 
A)  Bob thought the CIA was controlling his thoughts. 
B)  The voices in Jaimie's head told him not to trust the priest. 
C)  Tracy did not think she could get pregnant the first time she had sex. 
D)  Carla saw and felt bugs crawling up her arm. A

Question 3

Esther lives with her parents. She frequently has relapses into schizophrenia. If her family is characterized by expressed emotion, what behaviors can we expect of her parents that induce relapse?

Accepted Answer

Her family may be highly critical or even hostile to Esther because of her illness. Emotional overinvolvement may also be at play, which would be a dramatic or overconcerned attitude toward Esther and her illness. Expressed emotion is a reliable predictor of relapse even when potentially important patient variables are controlled statistically. When families lower their EE (often with clinical intervention), patients' relapse rates decline.

Question 4

Virginia exhibits a variety of schizophrenic symptoms including delusions, auditory hallucinations, and formal thought disorder. She has been symptomatic for a little more than a month. Virginia qualifies for a diagnosis of ________

Accepted Answer

A)  paranoid schizophrenia. 
B)  schizoaffective disorder, manic type. 
C)  undifferentiated schizophrenia. 
D)  provisional schizophreniform disorder. 
A)  paranoid schizophrenia. 
B)  schizoaffective disorder, manic type. 
C)  undifferentiated schizophrenia. 
D)  provisional schizophreniform disorder.

Question 5

_____________ are discrete, stable, and measurable traits that are thought to be genetic.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________ are discrete, stable, and measurable traits...

Question 6

The external manifestation of a disorder of thought form is _________, which includes using words and word combinations that sound communicative but make no sense to a listener.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The external manifestation of a disorder of...

Question 7

Which of the following is true about second-generation antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more effective than first generation antipsychotics. 
B)  They work by decreasing frontal lobe activity. 
C)  They prevent prenatal brain damage. 
D)  They are no more effective than first generation antipsychotics. 
A)  They are more effective than first generation antipsychotics. 
B)  They work by decreasing frontal lobe activity. 
C)  They prevent prenatal brain damage. 
D)  They are no more effective than first generation antipsychotics.

Question 8

For every three men diagnosed with schizophrenia, only two women are. Which of the following reasons might explain this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Males are more likely to hallucinate than females so may be over diagnosed. 
B)  Men are more likely to seek treatment. 
C)  Females with schizophrenia have less severe symptoms so may be misdiagnosed. 
D)  Women respond better to treatment than men. 
A)  Males are more likely to hallucinate than females so may be over diagnosed. 
B)  Men are more likely to seek treatment. 
C)  Females with schizophrenia have less severe symptoms so may be misdiagnosed. 
D)  Women respond better to treatment than men.

Question 9

Schizophrenia occurs in about ________ of the general population.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 out of 1,000 
B)  1 out of 100 
C)  1 out of 10 
D)  1 out of 10,000 
A)  1 out of 1,000 
B)  1 out of 100 
C)  1 out of 10 
D)  1 out of 10,000

Question 10

According to DSM-5, one criterion for a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder is ________

Accepted Answer

A)  a single hallucinatory episode that lasts up to 24 hours. 
B)  a single episode of delusions concurrent with anxiety. 
C)  a major depressive or manic episode that is concurrent with Criterion A of schizophrenia. 
D)  a blood relative who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and another who has a mood disorder. 
A)  a single hallucinatory episode that lasts up to 24 hours. 
B)  a single episode of delusions concurrent with anxiety. 
C)  a major depressive or manic episode that is concurrent with Criterion A of schizophrenia. 
D)  a blood relative who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and another who has a mood disorder.

Question 11

Moira is schizophrenic. When she watches a film clip designed to elicit a strong emotional response, the researchers note that ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  her face is less expressive than the control group, but she reports the same emotional responses 
B)  her face is less expressive than the control group, and she reports higher emotional responses.. 
C)  her face is more expressive than the control group, but she reports the same emotional responses... 
D)  her face is more expressive than the control group, but she reports the same emotional responses. 
A)  her face is less expressive than the control group, but she reports the same emotional responses 
B)  her face is less expressive than the control group, and she reports higher emotional responses.. 
C)  her face is more expressive than the control group, but she reports the same emotional responses... 
D)  her face is more expressive than the control group, but she reports the same emotional responses.

Question 12

"My father and I swiggered to the beach yesterday." This is an example of a ________

Accepted Answer

A)  delusion. 
B)  auditory hallucination. 
C)  negative symptom. 
D)  neologism. 
A)  delusion. 
B)  auditory hallucination. 
C)  negative symptom. 
D)  neologism.

Question 13

The fact that a significant number of monozygotic twins share the same placenta, while no dizygotic twins do, suggests that ________

Accepted Answer

A)  we may have overestimated the influence of genetics in schizophrenia. 
B)  being a monozygotic twin is a risk factor for schizophrenia. 
C)  genetic influences are even more important than previously thought. 
D)  monozygotic twins have a form of genetic schizophrenia while dizygotic twins have an environmentally caused form. 
A)  we may have overestimated the influence of genetics in schizophrenia. 
B)  being a monozygotic twin is a risk factor for schizophrenia. 
C)  genetic influences are even more important than previously thought. 
D)  monozygotic twins have a form of genetic schizophrenia while dizygotic twins have an environmentally caused form.

Question 14

A person who has experiences a sudden onset of psychotic symptoms that last a few days and then pass, often never to return, would be diagnosed with _________

Accepted Answer

A)  temporary schizophreniform disorder. 
B)  brief psychotic disorder. 
C)  provisional schizophreniform disorder. 
D)  schizophrenia praecox. 
A)  temporary schizophreniform disorder. 
B)  brief psychotic disorder. 
C)  provisional schizophreniform disorder. 
D)  schizophrenia praecox.

Question 15

"Familial" does not mean the same thing as "genetic" because ________

Accepted Answer

A)  families don't always share genes. 
B)  families share both genes and the environment. 
C)  genes are not expressed in every generation. 
D)  the strength of the correlations seen in familial concordance patterns does not allow any conclusions to be made. 
A)  families don't always share genes. 
B)  families share both genes and the environment. 
C)  genes are not expressed in every generation. 
D)  the strength of the correlations seen in familial concordance patterns does not allow any conclusions to be made.

Question 16

There is a new trend to focus on dopamine receptor sensitivity rather than on dopamine itself because ________

Accepted Answer

A)  there is strong evidence that people with schizophrenia have too much dopamine. 
B)  there is no strong evidence that people with schizophrenia have too much dopamine. 
C)  the is strong evidence that people with schizophrenia have used too many drugs. 
D)  there is only one type of dopamine receptor. 
A)  there is strong evidence that people with schizophrenia have too much dopamine. 
B)  there is no strong evidence that people with schizophrenia have too much dopamine. 
C)  the is strong evidence that people with schizophrenia have used too many drugs. 
D)  there is only one type of dopamine receptor.

Question 17

The Danish adoption studies have been criticized for ________

Accepted Answer

A)  not treating the subjects found to have schizophrenia. 
B)  not assessing the child-rearing environments of the index and control groups. 
C)  only studying males. 
D)  not confirming the family history of the subjects. 
A)  not treating the subjects found to have schizophrenia. 
B)  not assessing the child-rearing environments of the index and control groups. 
C)  only studying males. 
D)  not confirming the family history of the subjects.

Question 18

Patients with schizophrenia who receive ________ are less likely to relapse or be readmitted to the hospital than those receiving the standard treatment only.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoactive medication 
B)  psychoeducation 
C)  cognitive remediation 
D)  case management 
A)  psychoactive medication 
B)  psychoeducation 
C)  cognitive remediation 
D)  case management

Question 19

What is thought to explain the delayed onset of schizophrenia in women?

Accepted Answer

While the peak age of onset of schizophr

Question 20

Over the course of the disorder, most individuals with schizophrenia ________

Accepted Answer

A)  show either positive-syndrome or negative-syndrome types. 
B)  show the Type II form exclusively. 
C)  develop the "disorganized" form of the disorder. 
D)  display a mix of positive and negative symptoms. 
A)  show either positive-syndrome or negative-syndrome types. 
B)  show the Type II form exclusively. 
C)  develop the "disorganized" form of the disorder. 
D)  display a mix of positive and negative symptoms.

Which of the following is likely a sign of disorganized schizophrenia?

Which of the following is an example of a delusion?

Esther lives with her parents. She frequently has relapses into schizophrenia. If her family is characterized by expressed emotion, what behaviors can we expect of her parents that induce relapse?

Virginia exhibits a variety of schizophrenic symptoms including delusions, auditory hallucinations, and formal thought disorder. She has been symptomatic for a little more than a month. Virginia qualifies for a diagnosis of ________

_____________ are discrete, stable, and measurable traits that are thought to be genetic.

The external manifestation of a disorder of thought form is _________, which includes using words and word combinations that sound communicative but make no sense to a listener.

Which of the following is true about second-generation antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia?

For every three men diagnosed with schizophrenia, only two women are. Which of the following reasons might explain this?

Schizophrenia occurs in about ________ of the general population.

According to DSM-5, one criterion for a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder is ________

Moira is schizophrenic. When she watches a film clip designed to elicit a strong emotional response, the researchers note that ___________.

"My father and I swiggered to the beach yesterday." This is an example of a ________

The fact that a significant number of monozygotic twins share the same placenta, while no dizygotic twins do, suggests that ________

A person who has experiences a sudden onset of psychotic symptoms that last a few days and then pass, often never to return, would be diagnosed with _________

"Familial" does not mean the same thing as "genetic" because ________

There is a new trend to focus on dopamine receptor sensitivity rather than on dopamine itself because ________

The Danish adoption studies have been criticized for ________

Patients with schizophrenia who receive ________ are less likely to relapse or be readmitted to the hospital than those receiving the standard treatment only.

What is thought to explain the delayed onset of schizophrenia in women?

Over the course of the disorder, most individuals with schizophrenia ________

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Exam 13: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Which of the following is likely a sign of disorganized schizophrenia?

Which of the following is an example of a delusion?

Esther lives with her parents. She frequently has relapses into schizophrenia. If her family is characterized by expressed emotion, what behaviors can we expect of her parents that induce relapse?

Virginia exhibits a variety of schizophrenic symptoms including delusions, auditory hallucinations, and formal thought disorder. She has been symptomatic for a little more than a month. Virginia qualifies for a diagnosis of ________

_____________ are discrete, stable, and measurable traits that are thought to be genetic.

The external manifestation of a disorder of thought form is _________, which includes using words and word combinations that sound communicative but make no sense to a listener.

Which of the following is true about second-generation antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia?

For every three men diagnosed with schizophrenia, only two women are. Which of the following reasons might explain this?

Schizophrenia occurs in about ________ of the general population.

According to DSM-5, one criterion for a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder is ________

Moira is schizophrenic. When she watches a film clip designed to elicit a strong emotional response, the researchers note that ___________.

"My father and I swiggered to the beach yesterday." This is an example of a ________

The fact that a significant number of monozygotic twins share the same placenta, while no dizygotic twins do, suggests that ________

A person who has experiences a sudden onset of psychotic symptoms that last a few days and then pass, often never to return, would be diagnosed with _________

"Familial" does not mean the same thing as "genetic" because ________

There is a new trend to focus on dopamine receptor sensitivity rather than on dopamine itself because ________

The Danish adoption studies have been criticized for ________

Patients with schizophrenia who receive ________ are less likely to relapse or be readmitted to the hospital than those receiving the standard treatment only.

What is thought to explain the delayed onset of schizophrenia in women?

Over the course of the disorder, most individuals with schizophrenia ________

Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches

Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions, and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Psychological Treatment

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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