Question 1

One of the roadblocks in treating people with schizophrenia is that:

Accepted Answer

A) Insurance companies often limit the amount of treatment offered 
B) Medications are not easily accessible 
C) People with schizophrenia often don't believe they have a disorder and don't seek or engage in treatment 
D) Treatment interferes with activities of daily living 
A) Insurance companies often limit the amount of treatment offered 
B) Medications are not easily accessible 
C) People with schizophrenia often don't believe they have a disorder and don't seek or engage in treatment 
D) Treatment interferes with activities of daily living

Question 2

Research, including data obtained in Montreal, indicates that clozapine, relative to olanzapine:

Accepted Answer

A) Has no impact on the relapse rate of schizophrenia 
B) Results in fewer suicide attempts 
C) Has a significant impact on norepinephrine 
D) Has little impact on serotonin 
A) Has no impact on the relapse rate of schizophrenia 
B) Results in fewer suicide attempts 
C) Has a significant impact on norepinephrine 
D) Has little impact on serotonin

Question 3

The higher rate of the catatonic subtype of schizophrenia diagnosed in the early part of the century has been attributed to the following:

Accepted Answer

A) The symptoms were actually caused by side effects of electroconvulsive therapy. 
B) Patients with the catatonic subtype are now diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder. 
C) Patients with other disorders, such as "sleeping sickness," were being misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. 
D) Deinstitutionalization has resulted in catatonic schizophrenics living in the community, where they are less likely to be identified and diagnosed. 
A) The symptoms were actually caused by side effects of electroconvulsive therapy. 
B) Patients with the catatonic subtype are now diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder. 
C) Patients with other disorders, such as "sleeping sickness," were being misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. 
D) Deinstitutionalization has resulted in catatonic schizophrenics living in the community, where they are less likely to be identified and diagnosed.

Question 4

Stress interacts with biology to produce schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which is required as part of the DSM-IV definition of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) Acute onset of symptoms 
B) Symptoms for at least six months 
C) Family history of schizophrenia 
D) Dopamine imbalance 
A) Acute onset of symptoms 
B) Symptoms for at least six months 
C) Family history of schizophrenia 
D) Dopamine imbalance

Question 6

In predicting later behavioural problems among patients with schizophrenia:

Accepted Answer

A) Attentional problems were highly predictive. 
B) Behavioural problems in early childhood only were most predictive. 
C) Intellectual functioning was not predictive. 
D) None of these choices are correct. 
A) Attentional problems were highly predictive. 
B) Behavioural problems in early childhood only were most predictive. 
C) Intellectual functioning was not predictive. 
D) None of these choices are correct.

Question 7

If someone meets the general criteria for schizophrenia but not the specific criteria for any of the three subtypes, they are deemed:

Accepted Answer

A) To not have schizophrenia 
B) To have disorganized schizophrenia 
C) To have generalized schizophrenia 
D) To have undifferentiated schizophrenia 
A) To not have schizophrenia 
B) To have disorganized schizophrenia 
C) To have generalized schizophrenia 
D) To have undifferentiated schizophrenia

Question 8

According to Norman et al. (2002), in order for schizophrenic patients to benefit from stress management programs, they must:

Accepted Answer

A) Attend treatment programs on a regular basis 
B) Begin treatment with at least a moderate level of task-focused coping 
C) Take their medication prior to all sessions 
D) Be able to engage in reality testing 
A) Attend treatment programs on a regular basis 
B) Begin treatment with at least a moderate level of task-focused coping 
C) Take their medication prior to all sessions 
D) Be able to engage in reality testing

Question 9

What role does the family play in both the development and treatment of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

The family plays a crucial role in both

Question 10

Flat affect is a negative symptom of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The research on the etiology of schizophrenia has led to the following conclusion:

Accepted Answer

A) Neither heredity or environment alone can explain schizophrenia. 
B) Schizophrenia would be best understood using a diathesis-stress model. 
C) Schizophrenia would be best understood using a biopsychosocial paradigm. 
D) All of the above choices are correct. 
A) Neither heredity or environment alone can explain schizophrenia. 
B) Schizophrenia would be best understood using a diathesis-stress model. 
C) Schizophrenia would be best understood using a biopsychosocial paradigm. 
D) All of the above choices are correct.

Question 12

A recent review by Liddle indicated that the strongest predictor of schizophrenics' social disability was:

Accepted Answer

A) Parental substance abuse 
B) Childhood social dysfunction 
C) Chronic cognitive impairment 
D) An antisocial temperament 
A) Parental substance abuse 
B) Childhood social dysfunction 
C) Chronic cognitive impairment 
D) An antisocial temperament

Question 13

Diagnoses of schizophrenia cannot be made if the patient also has

Accepted Answer

A) anxiety. 
B) mood disorder. 
C) aggression. 
D) hypochondriasis. 
A) anxiety. 
B) mood disorder. 
C) aggression. 
D) hypochondriasis.

Question 14

If a person with paranoid schizophrenia is described as having ideas of reference, this means that he or she

Accepted Answer

A) becomes extremely jealous with little provocation. 
B) views trivial events or actions to be of great personal significance. 
C) has an exaggerated sense of his or her own importance. 
D) believes that everything he or she thinks can be heard by others. 
A) becomes extremely jealous with little provocation. 
B) views trivial events or actions to be of great personal significance. 
C) has an exaggerated sense of his or her own importance. 
D) believes that everything he or she thinks can be heard by others.

Question 15

The most common positive symptom of schizophrenia is visual hallucination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Young, Zakzanis and colleagues (2002)found that the use of scaffolding as a schizophrenia rehabilitation method:

Accepted Answer

A) Helps patients learn significantly more categories on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task 
B) Leads to higher levels of negative affect 
C) Requires that individuals model the instructor rather than solve problems for themselves 
D) Involves having learners go beyond their perceived capabilities to master complex tasks 
A) Helps patients learn significantly more categories on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task 
B) Leads to higher levels of negative affect 
C) Requires that individuals model the instructor rather than solve problems for themselves 
D) Involves having learners go beyond their perceived capabilities to master complex tasks

Question 17

What is a goal of recent family therapy efforts with the families of schizophrenics?

Accepted Answer

A) To provide insight into family patterns that produced the schizophrenia 
B) To relieve guilt and help family shield the schizophrenic from social disgrace 
C) To encourage the family to support more independence for the schizophrenic 
D) To teach constructive ways of expressing feelings and resolving conflicts 
A) To provide insight into family patterns that produced the schizophrenia 
B) To relieve guilt and help family shield the schizophrenic from social disgrace 
C) To encourage the family to support more independence for the schizophrenic 
D) To teach constructive ways of expressing feelings and resolving conflicts

Question 18

In evaluating the validity of the DSM-IV subtypes of schizophrenia, Linscott et al. (2009)found that:

Accepted Answer

A) There was not a single system of subtyping. 
B) The current classification is fairly representative of current diagnosing. 
C) More research needs to be conducted before appropriate decisions can be made. 
D) None of the above. 
A) There was not a single system of subtyping. 
B) The current classification is fairly representative of current diagnosing. 
C) More research needs to be conducted before appropriate decisions can be made. 
D) None of the above.

Question 19

What was one of the major findings from a high-risk schizophrenia study conducted by Yung, Philips, Hok, and McGorry (2004)in Australia?

Accepted Answer

A) The findings were inconclusive since few participants later developed psychotic disorders 
B) MRI comparisons over time showed no relationship with the development of psychosis 
C) Increased grey matter volume was evident only among patients diagnosed with psychosis 
D) Reduced grey matter volume predated illness onset 
A) The findings were inconclusive since few participants later developed psychotic disorders 
B) MRI comparisons over time showed no relationship with the development of psychosis 
C) Increased grey matter volume was evident only among patients diagnosed with psychosis 
D) Reduced grey matter volume predated illness onset

Question 20

The term "schizophrenia" was coined by:

Accepted Answer

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

One of the roadblocks in treating people with schizophrenia is that:

Research, including data obtained in Montreal, indicates that clozapine, relative to olanzapine:

The higher rate of the catatonic subtype of schizophrenia diagnosed in the early part of the century has been attributed to the following:

Stress interacts with biology to produce schizophrenia.

Which is required as part of the DSM-IV definition of schizophrenia?

In predicting later behavioural problems among patients with schizophrenia:

If someone meets the general criteria for schizophrenia but not the specific criteria for any of the three subtypes, they are deemed:

According to Norman et al. (2002), in order for schizophrenic patients to benefit from stress management programs, they must:

What role does the family play in both the development and treatment of schizophrenia?

Flat affect is a negative symptom of schizophrenia.

The research on the etiology of schizophrenia has led to the following conclusion:

A recent review by Liddle indicated that the strongest predictor of schizophrenics' social disability was:

Diagnoses of schizophrenia cannot be made if the patient also has

If a person with paranoid schizophrenia is described as having ideas of reference, this means that he or she

The most common positive symptom of schizophrenia is visual hallucination.

Young, Zakzanis and colleagues (2002)found that the use of scaffolding as a schizophrenia rehabilitation method:

What is a goal of recent family therapy efforts with the families of schizophrenics?

In evaluating the validity of the DSM-IV subtypes of schizophrenia, Linscott et al. (2009)found that:

What was one of the major findings from a high-risk schizophrenia study conducted by Yung, Philips, Hok, and McGorry (2004)in Australia?

The term "schizophrenia" was coined by:

Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations, and Canadas Mental Health

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis

Research Methods in the Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Stress-Related Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

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Exam 11: Schizophrenia

One of the roadblocks in treating people with schizophrenia is that:

Research, including data obtained in Montreal, indicates that clozapine, relative to olanzapine:

The higher rate of the catatonic subtype of schizophrenia diagnosed in the early part of the century has been attributed to the following:

Stress interacts with biology to produce schizophrenia.

Which is required as part of the DSM-IV definition of schizophrenia?

In predicting later behavioural problems among patients with schizophrenia:

If someone meets the general criteria for schizophrenia but not the specific criteria for any of the three subtypes, they are deemed:

According to Norman et al. (2002), in order for schizophrenic patients to benefit from stress management programs, they must:

What role does the family play in both the development and treatment of schizophrenia?

Flat affect is a negative symptom of schizophrenia.

The research on the etiology of schizophrenia has led to the following conclusion:

A recent review by Liddle indicated that the strongest predictor of schizophrenics' social disability was:

Diagnoses of schizophrenia cannot be made if the patient also has

If a person with paranoid schizophrenia is described as having ideas of reference, this means that he or she

The most common positive symptom of schizophrenia is visual hallucination.

Young, Zakzanis and colleagues (2002)found that the use of scaffolding as a schizophrenia rehabilitation method:

What is a goal of recent family therapy efforts with the families of schizophrenics?

In evaluating the validity of the DSM-IV subtypes of schizophrenia, Linscott et al. (2009)found that:

What was one of the major findings from a high-risk schizophrenia study conducted by Yung, Philips, Hok, and McGorry (2004)in Australia?

The term "schizophrenia" was coined by:

Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations, and Canadas Mental Health

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis

Research Methods in the Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Stress-Related Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Psychological Disorders

Outcomes and Issues in Psychological Intervention

Legal and Ethical Issues

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