Exam 11: Schizophrenia

A study in Switzerland (Nordt, Rossler, & Lauber, 2006)on stigmatizing attitudes in schizophrenia found that ________ have more negative stereotypes compared with the general population.

Paranoid schizophrenia is different than delusional disorder.

Catatonic schizophrenia was the second most common subtype (after paranoid schizophrenia).

The Canadian Risperidone Study compared the effects of risperidone and haloperidol in treating schizophrenia and found that:

Canadian researchers have played a particularly active role in the development and on-going research of which of the following neuroleptics?

Charlie is a hospitalized patient diagnosed with schizophrenia who reports to his nurse that the radio is playing songs about his life. In fact, he is convinced that the artists are writing the songs to communicate a message to him. The symptom being reported is best diagnosed as:

What is the role of dopamine in schizophrenia? What other neurotransmitters are implicated?

Describe two types of psychological treatment for schizophrenia. Which is more likely to be effective? Why?

Conley et al. (2007)prospectively measured the link between depressive symptoms and functional outcomes in long-term treatment of individuals with schizophrenia. Results showed that about _____ were depressed at the outset.

Investigations of the Genain quadruplets found that _______ of the sisters had developed schizophrenia by the age of 24 years old.

Another term for 'loose associations' is

The "dementia" in the term "dementia praecox" refers to

Research examining childhood predictors of schizophrenia would employ which of the following research methods?

More homeless Americans are mentally ill than homeless Canadians.

Electroconvulsive therapy for schizophrenia was abandoned because

Why are diagnostic rates of schizophrenia different across cultures? Be sure to include information about prevalence in Canada and reasons for any differences.

Most hallucinations experienced by people with schizophrenia are

Kraepelin labelled schizophrenia "dementia praecox" to reflect his view that the main characteristic of schizophrenia is

People with schizophrenia are likely to die as many as ________ years earlier than expected for a member of the general population.

What percentage of people with schizophrenia are able to function independently twenty years after the initial diagnosis?