Question 1

Which of the following defines Cotard syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A) A familiar person is actually a double. 
B) You are a famous or important person. 
C) People are out to get you. 
D) One is actually dead. 
A) A familiar person is actually a double. 
B) You are a famous or important person. 
C) People are out to get you. 
D) One is actually dead.

Question 2

Eugen Bleuler's concept of schizophrenia as an "associative splitting" of the basic functions of personality led to the incorrect use of the term to mean

Accepted Answer

A) a fugue state. 
B) multiple personality. 
C) cognitive slippage. 
D) folie à deux. 
A) a fugue state. 
B) multiple personality. 
C) cognitive slippage. 
D) folie à deux.

Question 3

A research study involving adults with schizophrenia looked at their facial expressions in home movies taken when they were children. The researchers were trying to determine if the development of schizophrenia could be predicted by facial expressions showing limited emotional reactions. This research study focused on the negative symptom called

Accepted Answer

A) alogia. 
B) affective flattening. 
C) associative splitting. 
D) emotional effect syndrome. 
A) alogia. 
B) affective flattening. 
C) associative splitting. 
D) emotional effect syndrome.

Question 4

Which of the following defines the erotomanic type of delusional disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Believing that one is loved by an important person or celebrity 
B) Falsely believing that one's sexual partner is unfaithful 
C) Believing in one's inflated worth, identity, or special relationship 
D) Believing one is being malevolently treated in some way 
A) Believing that one is loved by an important person or celebrity 
B) Falsely believing that one's sexual partner is unfaithful 
C) Believing in one's inflated worth, identity, or special relationship 
D) Believing one is being malevolently treated in some way

Question 5

Antoinette believes that her brother is not really her brother and that he has, in fact, been replaced by a double. This is known as _______________ syndrome.

Accepted Answer

A) Capgras 
B) Cotard 
C) Barlow 
D) Durand 
A) Capgras 
B) Cotard 
C) Barlow 
D) Durand

Question 6

Which of the following is the definition for hebephrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) Silly and immature behavior 
B) Early madness 
C) Alternating immobility and agitated excitement 
D) Delusions of grandeur or persecution 
A) Silly and immature behavior 
B) Early madness 
C) Alternating immobility and agitated excitement 
D) Delusions of grandeur or persecution

Question 7

The famous case of the Genain sisters, identical quadruplets all diagnosed with schizophrenia, points out that siblings raised in the same household may experience their environment very differently, a concept called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) variable home structure. 
B) unshared environment. 
C) environmental phenomenon. 
D) unique perceptive interpretation. 
A) variable home structure. 
B) unshared environment. 
C) environmental phenomenon. 
D) unique perceptive interpretation.

Question 8

Callie has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. This means that in addition to schizophrenia symptoms, she also has symptoms of

Accepted Answer

A) an anxiety disorder. 
B) a mood disorder. 
C) a split personality. 
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
A) an anxiety disorder. 
B) a mood disorder. 
C) a split personality. 
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Question 9

DSM-5 includes a dimensional assessment that rates the severity of the individual's symptoms on a

Accepted Answer

A) 0 to 4 scale. 
B) 0 to 10 scale. 
C) 1 to 100 scale. 
D) -10 to +10 scale. 
A) 0 to 4 scale. 
B) 0 to 10 scale. 
C) 1 to 100 scale. 
D) -10 to +10 scale.

Question 10

Ms. C is hearing voices from Satan, who gives her instructions for committing sins, and she is convinced that others know about her special relationship with him. What type of symptoms of schizophrenia is she struggling with?

Accepted Answer

A) Positive 
B) Negative 
C) Disorganized 
D) Combined 
A) Positive 
B) Negative 
C) Disorganized 
D) Combined

Question 11

The 1970s experiment in which behavioral (or social learning) principles were applied to a traditional inpatient environment in the form of a token economy resulted in

Accepted Answer

A) more patients able to be discharged. 
B) fewer patients able to be discharged. 
C) more patients recovering from schizophrenia. 
D) fewer patients recovering from schizophrenia. 
A) more patients able to be discharged. 
B) fewer patients able to be discharged. 
C) more patients recovering from schizophrenia. 
D) fewer patients recovering from schizophrenia.

Question 12

Recent research into the causes of schizophrenia, including studies of patients with schizophrenia who had been exposed prenatally to influenza epidemics, suggests that there might be a ________ cause of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) viral 
B) bacterial 
C) both a and b 
D) neither a nor b 
A) viral 
B) bacterial 
C) both a and b 
D) neither a nor b

Question 13

Based on the various genetic linkage and association studies, one possible "marker" for schizophrenia involves

Accepted Answer

A) eye-tracking. 
B) dopamine sites. 
C) unusual facial features. 
D) blood type. 
A) eye-tracking. 
B) dopamine sites. 
C) unusual facial features. 
D) blood type.

Question 14

A token economy is an incentive system in which hospitalized patients with schizophrenia

Accepted Answer

A) earn "tokens" for appropriate behavior. 
B) lose "tokens" for disruptive behavior. 
C) both of these 
D) neither of these 
A) earn "tokens" for appropriate behavior. 
B) lose "tokens" for disruptive behavior. 
C) both of these 
D) neither of these

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Recent research demonstrated that many people are helped by antipsychotic drugs. 
B) Recent research indicates that many people no longer experience unpleasant side effects. 
C) Recent research found that second-generation antipsychotic meds were no more effective than the older drugs. 
D) Recent research found that second-generation antipsychotic meds were better tolerated than the older drugs. 
A) Recent research demonstrated that many people are helped by antipsychotic drugs. 
B) Recent research indicates that many people no longer experience unpleasant side effects. 
C) Recent research found that second-generation antipsychotic meds were no more effective than the older drugs. 
D) Recent research found that second-generation antipsychotic meds were better tolerated than the older drugs.

Question 16

According to statistical data the prevalence of schizophrenia is about ____%.

Accepted Answer

A) 0.01 
B) 1 
C) 5 
D) 10 
A) 0.01 
B) 1 
C) 5 
D) 10

Question 17

Which of the following occurs when drugs are administered to patients with schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) Drugs that increase dopamine (agonists) cause an increase in schizophrenic behavior. 
B) Drugs that decrease dopamine (antagonists) decrease schizophrenic symptoms. 
C) Both a and b 
D) Neither a nor b 
A) Drugs that increase dopamine (agonists) cause an increase in schizophrenic behavior. 
B) Drugs that decrease dopamine (antagonists) decrease schizophrenic symptoms. 
C) Both a and b 
D) Neither a nor b

Question 18

James is a security guard at the mall who seems lost in his own world, and seems somewhat eccentric to others. Suddenly, he believes his dead mother is nearby. He experiences this delusion off and on for a week. After a week passes, he no longer believes his dead mother is nearby. James probably would be diagnosed with

Accepted Answer

A) schizoaffective disorder. 
B) schizotypal personality disorder. 
C) schizoid personality disorder. 
D) brief psychotic disorder. 
A) schizoaffective disorder. 
B) schizotypal personality disorder. 
C) schizoid personality disorder. 
D) brief psychotic disorder.

Question 19

All of the following factors seem to be related to patients' noncompliance with medication EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) negative patient-doctor relationship. 
B) cost of medication. 
C) comorbidity. 
D) negative side effects. 
A) negative patient-doctor relationship. 
B) cost of medication. 
C) comorbidity. 
D) negative side effects.

Question 20

Though no longer used, the word schizophrenogenic was first proposed in the 1940s to describe

Accepted Answer

A) an abusive and alcoholic father whose child became schizophrenic. 
B) an emotionally distant mother whose child became schizophrenic. 
C) divorced parents who had several psychotic children. 
D) a family in which relatives on both sides were psychotic. 
A) an abusive and alcoholic father whose child became schizophrenic. 
B) an emotionally distant mother whose child became schizophrenic. 
C) divorced parents who had several psychotic children. 
D) a family in which relatives on both sides were psychotic.

Which of the following defines Cotard syndrome?

Eugen Bleuler's concept of schizophrenia as an "associative splitting" of the basic functions of personality led to the incorrect use of the term to mean

Which of the following defines the erotomanic type of delusional disorder?

Antoinette believes that her brother is not really her brother and that he has, in fact, been replaced by a double. This is known as _______________ syndrome.

Which of the following is the definition for hebephrenia?

The famous case of the Genain sisters, identical quadruplets all diagnosed with schizophrenia, points out that siblings raised in the same household may experience their environment very differently, a concept called a(n)

Callie has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. This means that in addition to schizophrenia symptoms, she also has symptoms of

DSM-5 includes a dimensional assessment that rates the severity of the individual's symptoms on a

Ms. C is hearing voices from Satan, who gives her instructions for committing sins, and she is convinced that others know about her special relationship with him. What type of symptoms of schizophrenia is she struggling with?

The 1970s experiment in which behavioral (or social learning) principles were applied to a traditional inpatient environment in the form of a token economy resulted in

Recent research into the causes of schizophrenia, including studies of patients with schizophrenia who had been exposed prenatally to influenza epidemics, suggests that there might be a ________ cause of schizophrenia.

Based on the various genetic linkage and association studies, one possible "marker" for schizophrenia involves

A token economy is an incentive system in which hospitalized patients with schizophrenia

Which of the following statements is true?

According to statistical data the prevalence of schizophrenia is about ____%.

Which of the following occurs when drugs are administered to patients with schizophrenia?

All of the following factors seem to be related to patients' noncompliance with medication EXCEPT

Though no longer used, the word schizophrenogenic was first proposed in the 1940s to describe

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Exam 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Which of the following defines Cotard syndrome?

Eugen Bleuler's concept of schizophrenia as an "associative splitting" of the basic functions of personality led to the incorrect use of the term to mean

Which of the following defines the erotomanic type of delusional disorder?

Antoinette believes that her brother is not really her brother and that he has, in fact, been replaced by a double. This is known as _______________ syndrome.

Which of the following is the definition for hebephrenia?

The famous case of the Genain sisters, identical quadruplets all diagnosed with schizophrenia, points out that siblings raised in the same household may experience their environment very differently, a concept called a(n)

Callie has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. This means that in addition to schizophrenia symptoms, she also has symptoms of

DSM-5 includes a dimensional assessment that rates the severity of the individual's symptoms on a

Ms. C is hearing voices from Satan, who gives her instructions for committing sins, and she is convinced that others know about her special relationship with him. What type of symptoms of schizophrenia is she struggling with?

The 1970s experiment in which behavioral (or social learning) principles were applied to a traditional inpatient environment in the form of a token economy resulted in

Recent research into the causes of schizophrenia, including studies of patients with schizophrenia who had been exposed prenatally to influenza epidemics, suggests that there might be a ________ cause of schizophrenia.

Based on the various genetic linkage and association studies, one possible "marker" for schizophrenia involves

A token economy is an incentive system in which hospitalized patients with schizophrenia

Which of the following statements is true?

According to statistical data the prevalence of schizophrenia is about ____%.

Which of the following occurs when drugs are administered to patients with schizophrenia?

All of the following factors seem to be related to patients' noncompliance with medication EXCEPT

Though no longer used, the word schizophrenogenic was first proposed in the 1940s to describe

Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Research in Psychopathology

Anxiety, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

Personality Disorders

Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders

Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues

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