Question 1

There is some debate as to whether ________ is a variant of schizophrenia or a form of mood disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  residual type 
B)  schizoaffective disorder 
C)  schizophreniform disorder 
D)  undifferentiated type 
A)  residual type 
B)  schizoaffective disorder 
C)  schizophreniform disorder 
D)  undifferentiated type

Question 2

Why might Kraepelin's idea that schizophrenia was similar to dementia not be as far from the truth as previously thought?

Accepted Answer

A)  Evidence suggests that there sometimes are progressive changes in brain volume over time in people with schizophrenia. 
B)  The symptoms of the two disorders overlap tremendously. 
C)  On autopsy, people with schizophrenia show the same smoothing of the brain as is seen in people with dementia. 
D)  The same biological treatments work for both disorders. 
A)  Evidence suggests that there sometimes are progressive changes in brain volume over time in people with schizophrenia. 
B)  The symptoms of the two disorders overlap tremendously. 
C)  On autopsy, people with schizophrenia show the same smoothing of the brain as is seen in people with dementia. 
D)  The same biological treatments work for both disorders.

Question 3

What is a stressor that has been found to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being an identical twin 
B)  Being raised in an isolated rural area 
C)  Being a recent immigrant 
D)  Living alone 
A)  Being an identical twin 
B)  Being raised in an isolated rural area 
C)  Being a recent immigrant 
D)  Living alone

Question 4

The region of the brain known as the ________ (MHC) plays an important role in brain development and neuronal function.

Accepted Answer

A)  monozygotic histamine center 
B)  major histocompatibility complex 
C)  minor hysterocompatible complex 
D)  monozygotic hysterocompatible center 
A)  monozygotic histamine center 
B)  major histocompatibility complex 
C)  minor hysterocompatible complex 
D)  monozygotic hysterocompatible center

Question 5

People with schizophrenia may have difficulty with the form of thought-in other words, their thoughts do not make sense. The observable sign of this is ________

Accepted Answer

A)  a delusion. 
B)  a hallucination. 
C)  disorganized speech. 
D)  disorganized behavior. 
A)  a delusion. 
B)  a hallucination. 
C)  disorganized speech. 
D)  disorganized behavior.

Question 6

Patients in a catatonic stupor ________

Accepted Answer

A)  are highly suggestible. 
B)  experience overwhelming hallucinations. 
C)  exhibit both echopraxia and echolalia. 
D)  a virtual absence of all movement. 
A)  are highly suggestible. 
B)  experience overwhelming hallucinations. 
C)  exhibit both echopraxia and echolalia. 
D)  a virtual absence of all movement.

Question 7

Recent data from the United Kingdom show that men with schizophrenia _______ about 15 years earlier than would be expected based on national norms.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Recent data from the United Kingdom show...

Question 8

When Bleuler coined the term "schizophrenia," the kind of split he believed was central to the disorder was ________

Accepted Answer

A)  a division of personality within the person. 
B)  a divergence between the person's chronological age and his or her intellectual performance. 
C)  an inability to make an intimate connection with other people. 
D)  a break with reality. 
A)  a division of personality within the person. 
B)  a divergence between the person's chronological age and his or her intellectual performance. 
C)  an inability to make an intimate connection with other people. 
D)  a break with reality.

Question 9

Communication deviance ________

Accepted Answer

A)  may be an environmental risk factor for the development of schizophrenia. 
B)  is an early indication of schizophrenia. 
C)  is not seen in control adoptees. 
D)  and disordered speech are the same thing. 
A)  may be an environmental risk factor for the development of schizophrenia. 
B)  is an early indication of schizophrenia. 
C)  is not seen in control adoptees. 
D)  and disordered speech are the same thing.

Question 10

Glutamate is an excitatory neurotransmitter that researchers suspect might be involved in schizophrenia because ________

Accepted Answer

A)  it makes dopamine. 
B)  it causes the ventricles to enlarge. 
C)  it is missing in the brains of people with schizophrenia. 
D)  alterations in glutamate levels can produce schizophrenic-like symptoms in normal subjects. 
A)  it makes dopamine. 
B)  it causes the ventricles to enlarge. 
C)  it is missing in the brains of people with schizophrenia. 
D)  alterations in glutamate levels can produce schizophrenic-like symptoms in normal subjects.

Question 11

Why is immigration associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

Research shows that recent immigrants ha

Question 12

People who have had a hospital contact for a head injury have what percentage of an increase in their later risk for schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  97 
B)  5 
C)  200 
D)  65 
A)  97 
B)  5 
C)  200 
D)  65

Question 13

The inability to initiate or persist in goal-directed activity is called _________

Accepted Answer

A)  alogia. 
B)  blunted affect. 
C)  delusions. 
D)  avolition. 
A)  alogia. 
B)  blunted affect. 
C)  delusions. 
D)  avolition.

Question 14

What is a methodological flaw in studies of cannabis use and schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  People in the early stages of psychosis may just be more inclined to try drugs. 
B)  People in the early stages of drug use may just be more inclined to develop schizophrenia. 
C)  These studies ignore the cultural influences on cannabis use among immigrants. 
D)  These studies establish the cultural influences on cannabis use among immigrants. 
A)  People in the early stages of psychosis may just be more inclined to try drugs. 
B)  People in the early stages of drug use may just be more inclined to develop schizophrenia. 
C)  These studies ignore the cultural influences on cannabis use among immigrants. 
D)  These studies establish the cultural influences on cannabis use among immigrants.

Question 15

Which of the following people has the highest risk of developing schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  A person whose father was under 25 when he/she was born 
B)  A person whose mothwe was under 25 when he/she was born 
C)  A person whose father was over 50 when he/she was born 
D)  A person whose mother was over 50 when he/she was born 
A)  A person whose father was under 25 when he/she was born 
B)  A person whose mothwe was under 25 when he/she was born 
C)  A person whose father was over 50 when he/she was born 
D)  A person whose mother was over 50 when he/she was born

Question 16

First-generation antipsychotics ________

Accepted Answer

A)  work by blocking dopamine receptors. 
B)  are not effective. 
C)  produce few side effects. 
D)  include Risperdal and Zyprexa. 
A)  work by blocking dopamine receptors. 
B)  are not effective. 
C)  produce few side effects. 
D)  include Risperdal and Zyprexa.

Question 17

What is a possible reason why schizophrenia patients in less industrialized countries tend to do better than those in more industrialized countries?

Accepted Answer

This may be because levels of expressed

Question 18

Which of the following is an environmental influence from the family that can influence a susceptible person's tendency to develop schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Double-bind communication 
B)  Cold, aloof mother 
C)  Communication deviance 
D)  Schizophrenogenic sibling 
A)  Double-bind communication 
B)  Cold, aloof mother 
C)  Communication deviance 
D)  Schizophrenogenic sibling

Question 19

Kraepelin's use of the term "dementia praecox," referred to ________

Accepted Answer

A)  a single specific condition now known as schizophrenia. 
B)  a single specific condition now known as precocious dementia. 
C)  a group of conditions that all seemed to feature mental deterioration beginning early in life. 
D)  a group of conditions that all seemed to feature mental deterioration throughout the lifespan. 
A)  a single specific condition now known as schizophrenia. 
B)  a single specific condition now known as precocious dementia. 
C)  a group of conditions that all seemed to feature mental deterioration beginning early in life. 
D)  a group of conditions that all seemed to feature mental deterioration throughout the lifespan.

Question 20

Kraepelin used the term "praecox" to convey that schizophrenia typically develops early in life. The actual age of onset of the condition in men typically is during the ________

Accepted Answer

A)  early teenage years. 
B)  mid-twenties. 
C)  mid-thirties. 
D)  mid-forties. 
A)  early teenage years. 
B)  mid-twenties. 
C)  mid-thirties. 
D)  mid-forties.

There is some debate as to whether ________ is a variant of schizophrenia or a form of mood disorder.

Why might Kraepelin's idea that schizophrenia was similar to dementia not be as far from the truth as previously thought?

What is a stressor that has been found to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia?

The region of the brain known as the ________ (MHC) plays an important role in brain development and neuronal function.

People with schizophrenia may have difficulty with the form of thought-in other words, their thoughts do not make sense. The observable sign of this is ________

Patients in a catatonic stupor ________

Recent data from the United Kingdom show that men with schizophrenia _______ about 15 years earlier than would be expected based on national norms.

When Bleuler coined the term "schizophrenia," the kind of split he believed was central to the disorder was ________

Communication deviance ________

Glutamate is an excitatory neurotransmitter that researchers suspect might be involved in schizophrenia because ________

Why is immigration associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia?

People who have had a hospital contact for a head injury have what percentage of an increase in their later risk for schizophrenia?

The inability to initiate or persist in goal-directed activity is called _________

What is a methodological flaw in studies of cannabis use and schizophrenia?

Which of the following people has the highest risk of developing schizophrenia?

First-generation antipsychotics ________

What is a possible reason why schizophrenia patients in less industrialized countries tend to do better than those in more industrialized countries?

Which of the following is an environmental influence from the family that can influence a susceptible person's tendency to develop schizophrenia?

Kraepelin's use of the term "dementia praecox," referred to ________

Kraepelin used the term "praecox" to convey that schizophrenia typically develops early in life. The actual age of onset of the condition in men typically is during the ________

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Exam 13: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

There is some debate as to whether ________ is a variant of schizophrenia or a form of mood disorder.

Why might Kraepelin's idea that schizophrenia was similar to dementia not be as far from the truth as previously thought?

What is a stressor that has been found to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia?

The region of the brain known as the ________ (MHC) plays an important role in brain development and neuronal function.

People with schizophrenia may have difficulty with the form of thought-in other words, their thoughts do not make sense. The observable sign of this is ________

Patients in a catatonic stupor ________

Recent data from the United Kingdom show that men with schizophrenia _______ about 15 years earlier than would be expected based on national norms.

When Bleuler coined the term "schizophrenia," the kind of split he believed was central to the disorder was ________

Communication deviance ________

Glutamate is an excitatory neurotransmitter that researchers suspect might be involved in schizophrenia because ________

Why is immigration associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia?

People who have had a hospital contact for a head injury have what percentage of an increase in their later risk for schizophrenia?

The inability to initiate or persist in goal-directed activity is called _________

What is a methodological flaw in studies of cannabis use and schizophrenia?

Which of the following people has the highest risk of developing schizophrenia?

First-generation antipsychotics ________

What is a possible reason why schizophrenia patients in less industrialized countries tend to do better than those in more industrialized countries?

Which of the following is an environmental influence from the family that can influence a susceptible person's tendency to develop schizophrenia?

Kraepelin's use of the term "dementia praecox," referred to ________

Kraepelin used the term "praecox" to convey that schizophrenia typically develops early in life. The actual age of onset of the condition in men typically is during the ________

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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