Question 1

The assertive community treatment (ACT) program grew out of work by researches in

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A) Madison, WI 
B) Washington, DC 
C) Savannah, GA 
D) New York, NY 
A) Madison, WI 
B) Washington, DC 
C) Savannah, GA 
D) New York, NY

Question 2

Up to ___________% of people who later develop schizophrenia go through a prodromal stage.

Accepted Answer

A) 65 
B) 75 
C) 85 
D) 95 
A) 65 
B) 75 
C) 85 
D) 95

Question 3

Regarding cultural differences in expressed emotion, which is thought to be positively correlated with schizophrenia, research has found that ________ families have the highest percentage of expressed emotion.

Accepted Answer

A) Indian 
B) Mexican 
C) British 
D) Anglo-American 
A) Indian 
B) Mexican 
C) British 
D) Anglo-American

Question 4

Which of the following is true regarding the ways that drugs affect neurotransmitters?

Accepted Answer

A) A drug that is an agonist occupies the receptor sites, blocking the neurotransmitter. 
B) A drug that is an antagonist helps increase the release of the neurotransmitter. 
C) Both a and b 
D) Neither a nor b 
A) A drug that is an agonist occupies the receptor sites, blocking the neurotransmitter. 
B) A drug that is an antagonist helps increase the release of the neurotransmitter. 
C) Both a and b 
D) Neither a nor b

Question 5

Research using brain imaging techniques has localized auditory hallucinations in the part of the brain called

Accepted Answer

A) Wernicke's area. 
B) Broca's area. 
C) the occipital lobe. 
D) the limbic system. 
A) Wernicke's area. 
B) Broca's area. 
C) the occipital lobe. 
D) the limbic system.

Question 6

Which of the following is the persecutory type of psychotic delusion?

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A) A familiar person is actually a double. 
B) You are a famous or important person. 
C) People are out to get you. 
D) A body part has changed in some impossible way. 
A) A familiar person is actually a double. 
B) You are a famous or important person. 
C) People are out to get you. 
D) A body part has changed in some impossible way.

Question 7

The negative symptom of schizophrenia called anhedonia is defined as

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A) inability to initiate and persist in activities. 
B) inability to experience pleasure. 
C) lack of emotional response, blank facial expression. 
D) lack of speech content and/or slowed speech response. 
A) inability to initiate and persist in activities. 
B) inability to experience pleasure. 
C) lack of emotional response, blank facial expression. 
D) lack of speech content and/or slowed speech response.

Question 8

Extrapyramidal symptoms, serious side effects of antipsychotic medications that occur in some patients with schizophrenia, are similar to the symptoms of

Accepted Answer

A) Alzheimer's disease. 
B) Parkinson's disease. 
C) multiple sclerosis. 
D) leukemia. 
A) Alzheimer's disease. 
B) Parkinson's disease. 
C) multiple sclerosis. 
D) leukemia.

Question 9

Which of the following psychotic delusions defines Capgras 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) A body part has changed in some impossible way. 
A) A familiar person is actually a double. 
B) You are a famous or important person. 
C) People are out to get you. 
D) A body part has changed in some impossible way.

Question 10

According to research, a person with schizophrenia who exhibits flat affect

Accepted Answer

A) is incapable of experiencing emotion. 
B) can display emotion at certain times. 
C) is capable of experiencing emotion. 
D) none of these are correct 
A) is incapable of experiencing emotion. 
B) can display emotion at certain times. 
C) is capable of experiencing emotion. 
D) none of these are correct

Question 11

The term schizophrenia was introduced in about 1908 by a Swiss psychiatrist named

Accepted Answer

A) Emil Kraepelin. 
B) Sigmund Freud. 
C) Eugen Bleuler. 
D) Phillipe Pinel. 
A) Emil Kraepelin. 
B) Sigmund Freud. 
C) Eugen Bleuler. 
D) Phillipe Pinel.

Question 12

Which of the following defines the persecutory 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 13

If an individual is diagnosed as psychotic, it usually means that the person has

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A) hallucinations. 
B) delusions. 
C) both of these are correct 
D) neither of these are correct 
A) hallucinations. 
B) delusions. 
C) both of these are correct 
D) neither of these are correct

Question 14

Discuss the issue of patient compliance with antipsychotic drug regimens. Describe the problems caused by noncompliance and how this situation has been addressed in treatment settings.

Accepted Answer

Patient compliance with antipsychotic dr

Question 15

The negative symptom of schizophrenia called alogia is defined as

Accepted Answer

A) inability to initiate and persist in activities. 
B) inability to experience pleasure. 
C) lack of emotional response, blank facial expression. 
D) lack of speech content and/or slowed speech response. 
A) inability to initiate and persist in activities. 
B) inability to experience pleasure. 
C) lack of emotional response, blank facial expression. 
D) lack of speech content and/or slowed speech response.

Question 16

Psychosocial "clubs" or "clubhouses" for patients with schizophrenia have been formed as a part of some rehabilitation programs. Research indicates that participation in these clubs may help prevent relapses. However, it is difficult to interpret the improvement in these patients because

Accepted Answer

A) some patients are on medication and some aren't. 
B) only the most psychotic patients participate. 
C) patients who participate may be significantly different from those who don't. 
D) a significant number of patients drop out before completing the program. 
A) some patients are on medication and some aren't. 
B) only the most psychotic patients participate. 
C) patients who participate may be significantly different from those who don't. 
D) a significant number of patients drop out before completing the program.

Question 17

Given the research on schizophrenia involving the offspring of twins, all of the following are accurate statements EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A) the child of a schizophrenic identical twin has the same risk (17%) of having the disorder as the child of the non-schizophrenic identical twin. 
B) the child of a non-schizophrenic fraternal twin has about a 2% risk of having the disorder. 
C) a mentally healthy individual with a schizophrenic parent cannot pass on a genetic predisposition for the disorder to his or her offspring. 
D) an individual can be free from schizophrenia but still be a "carrier." 
A) the child of a schizophrenic identical twin has the same risk (17%) of having the disorder as the child of the non-schizophrenic identical twin. 
B) the child of a non-schizophrenic fraternal twin has about a 2% risk of having the disorder. 
C) a mentally healthy individual with a schizophrenic parent cannot pass on a genetic predisposition for the disorder to his or her offspring. 
D) an individual can be free from schizophrenia but still be a "carrier."

Question 18

Which of the following statements reflects "circumstantial evidence" for the dopamine theory of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics) act as dopamine agonists, increasing the amount of dopamine in the brain. 
B) Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics) can produce symptoms similar to those of Parkinson's disease (a disorder due to insufficient dopamine). 
C) The drug L-dopa, a dopamine agonist, is used to treat schizophrenic symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease. 
D) Amphetamines, which activate dopamine, can lessen psychotic symptoms in people with schizophrenia. 
A) Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics) act as dopamine agonists, increasing the amount of dopamine in the brain. 
B) Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics) can produce symptoms similar to those of Parkinson's disease (a disorder due to insufficient dopamine). 
C) The drug L-dopa, a dopamine agonist, is used to treat schizophrenic symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease. 
D) Amphetamines, which activate dopamine, can lessen psychotic symptoms in people with schizophrenia.

Question 19

Which of the following is the part of Kraepelin's definition of paranoia?

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 20

One of the ways of improving patient compliance with regard to taking antipsychotic medication involves the use of

Accepted Answer

A) injections. 
B) skin patches. 
C) pills. 
D) liquids. 
A) injections. 
B) skin patches. 
C) pills. 
D) liquids.

The assertive community treatment (ACT) program grew out of work by researches in

Up to ___________% of people who later develop schizophrenia go through a prodromal stage.

Regarding cultural differences in expressed emotion, which is thought to be positively correlated with schizophrenia, research has found that ________ families have the highest percentage of expressed emotion.

Which of the following is true regarding the ways that drugs affect neurotransmitters?

Research using brain imaging techniques has localized auditory hallucinations in the part of the brain called

Which of the following is the persecutory type of psychotic delusion?

The negative symptom of schizophrenia called anhedonia is defined as

Extrapyramidal symptoms, serious side effects of antipsychotic medications that occur in some patients with schizophrenia, are similar to the symptoms of

Which of the following psychotic delusions defines Capgras syndrome?

According to research, a person with schizophrenia who exhibits flat affect

The term schizophrenia was introduced in about 1908 by a Swiss psychiatrist named

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

If an individual is diagnosed as psychotic, it usually means that the person has

Discuss the issue of patient compliance with antipsychotic drug regimens. Describe the problems caused by noncompliance and how this situation has been addressed in treatment settings.

The negative symptom of schizophrenia called alogia is defined as

Psychosocial "clubs" or "clubhouses" for patients with schizophrenia have been formed as a part of some rehabilitation programs. Research indicates that participation in these clubs may help prevent relapses. However, it is difficult to interpret the improvement in these patients because

Given the research on schizophrenia involving the offspring of twins, all of the following are accurate statements EXCEPT that

Which of the following statements reflects "circumstantial evidence" for the dopamine theory of schizophrenia?

Which of the following is the part of Kraepelin's definition of paranoia?

One of the ways of improving patient compliance with regard to taking antipsychotic medication involves the use of

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Exam 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

The assertive community treatment (ACT) program grew out of work by researches in

Up to ___________% of people who later develop schizophrenia go through a prodromal stage.

Regarding cultural differences in expressed emotion, which is thought to be positively correlated with schizophrenia, research has found that ________ families have the highest percentage of expressed emotion.

Which of the following is true regarding the ways that drugs affect neurotransmitters?

Research using brain imaging techniques has localized auditory hallucinations in the part of the brain called

Which of the following is the persecutory type of psychotic delusion?

The negative symptom of schizophrenia called anhedonia is defined as

Extrapyramidal symptoms, serious side effects of antipsychotic medications that occur in some patients with schizophrenia, are similar to the symptoms of

Which of the following psychotic delusions defines Capgras syndrome?

According to research, a person with schizophrenia who exhibits flat affect

The term schizophrenia was introduced in about 1908 by a Swiss psychiatrist named

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

If an individual is diagnosed as psychotic, it usually means that the person has

Discuss the issue of patient compliance with antipsychotic drug regimens. Describe the problems caused by noncompliance and how this situation has been addressed in treatment settings.

The negative symptom of schizophrenia called alogia is defined as

Psychosocial "clubs" or "clubhouses" for patients with schizophrenia have been formed as a part of some rehabilitation programs. Research indicates that participation in these clubs may help prevent relapses. However, it is difficult to interpret the improvement in these patients because

Given the research on schizophrenia involving the offspring of twins, all of the following are accurate statements EXCEPT that

Which of the following statements reflects "circumstantial evidence" for the dopamine theory of schizophrenia?

Which of the following is the part of Kraepelin's definition of paranoia?

One of the ways of improving patient compliance with regard to taking antipsychotic medication involves the use of

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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