Question 1

1-28.Which of the following is likely a sign of disorganized schizophrenia?

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A) Dillon believes he is God,but will respond to any direction he is given. 
B) Peter appears to feel no emotion and tends to make odd facial expressions and movements. 
C) Kyle constantly is asking for a doctor as he is convinced that his stomach is going to explode. 
D) Trista fears for her life because the pictures on the wall have told her that she is not safe. 
A) Dillon believes he is God,but will respond to any direction he is given. 
B) Peter appears to feel no emotion and tends to make odd facial expressions and movements. 
C) Kyle constantly is asking for a doctor as he is convinced that his stomach is going to explode. 
D) Trista fears for her life because the pictures on the wall have told her that she is not safe.

Question 2

1-17.What type of hallucinations are the most common?

Accepted Answer

A) Auditory 
B) Tactile 
C) Visual 
D) Gustatory 
A) Auditory 
B) Tactile 
C) Visual 
D) Gustatory

Question 3

1-86.Which of the following is true about second generation antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia?

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A) They are more effective than first generation antipsychotics. 
B) They work by decreasing frontal lobe activity. 
C) They prevent prenatal brain damage. 
D) They are no more effective than first generation antipsychotics. 
A) They are more effective than first generation antipsychotics. 
B) They work by decreasing frontal lobe activity. 
C) They prevent prenatal brain damage. 
D) They are no more effective than first generation antipsychotics.

Question 4

How is dopamine theorized to impact schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

Dopamine may play a role in ho

Question 5

1-27.Disorganized schizophrenia

Accepted Answer

A) is most commonly seen in women. 
B) is characterized by disorganized speech. 
C) usually develops in late adulthood. 
D) responds well to treatment. 
A) is most commonly seen in women. 
B) is characterized by disorganized speech. 
C) usually develops in late adulthood. 
D) responds well to treatment.

Question 6

1-53.When adoption studies of schizophrenia contain all the necessary controls and measurements,

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A) the role of genes is found to be negligible. 
B) index subjects are more likely to develop schizophrenia than the control subjects. 
C) the environment is found to be a more important determinant of psychological health than family history. 
D) no significant effects are seen. 
A) the role of genes is found to be negligible. 
B) index subjects are more likely to develop schizophrenia than the control subjects. 
C) the environment is found to be a more important determinant of psychological health than family history. 
D) no significant effects are seen.

Question 7

Define positive and negative symptoms for schizophrenia.Give examples of each.

Accepted Answer

A common way of describing schizophrenia

Question 8

What are two types of prenatal experience associated with increased risk of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

Two of: 1.flu virus - elevated risk in c

Question 9

The subtype of schizophrenia that has includes bizarre behavior and disorganized speech is the _________ type.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The subtype of schizophrenia that has includes...

Question 10

1-87.Social-skills training for people with schizophrenia

Accepted Answer

A) has been very successful in reducing symptoms. 
B) tries to help people learn a trade so they can earn a living. 
C) tries to help people gain the skills they need for daily living outside the hospital. 
D) tries to help cure people of schizophrenia. 
A) has been very successful in reducing symptoms. 
B) tries to help people learn a trade so they can earn a living. 
C) tries to help people gain the skills they need for daily living outside the hospital. 
D) tries to help cure people of schizophrenia.

Question 11

1-74.Aberrant salience means that

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A) enlarged brain ventricles cause people with schizophrenia to be unable to concentrate. 
B) a large amount of communication deviance in the family can cause a person with schizophrenia to relapse. 
C) dysregulated dopamine can cause people with schizophrenia to pay too much attention to stimuli that are not actually important. 
D) people with schizophrenia often show unusual motor behaviors. 
A) enlarged brain ventricles cause people with schizophrenia to be unable to concentrate. 
B) a large amount of communication deviance in the family can cause a person with schizophrenia to relapse. 
C) dysregulated dopamine can cause people with schizophrenia to pay too much attention to stimuli that are not actually important. 
D) people with schizophrenia often show unusual motor behaviors.

Question 12

1-89.Cognitive-behavioral treatment for people with schizophrenia

Accepted Answer

A) tries to help people learn a trade so they can earn a living. 
B) tries to help people gain the skills they need for daily living. 
C) tries to help people find the services they need in the community. 
D) tries to help people question their delusions to help reduce their intensity. 
A) tries to help people learn a trade so they can earn a living. 
B) tries to help people gain the skills they need for daily living. 
C) tries to help people find the services they need in the community. 
D) tries to help people question their delusions to help reduce their intensity.

Question 13

Esther lives with her parents.She frequently has relapses into schizophrenia.If her family is characterized by expressed emotion,what behaviors can we expect of her parents that induce relapse?

Accepted Answer

They are emotionally overinvolved in Est

Question 14

1-58.Which of the following is a plausible explanation for how maternal influenza might lead to schizophrenia later in life?

Accepted Answer

A) The flu virus may lie dormant in the brain until adolescence when it becomes active and initiates the degeneration that results in the symptoms of schizophrenia. 
B) The flu exposure may alter the fetal genes such that a susceptibility to schizophrenia is now part of the child's genetic makeup. 
C) Maternal antibodies could cross the placenta and interfere with brain development such that the risk of developing schizophrenia is enhanced later in life. 
D) The flu virus frequently has long-term effects on the behavior of affected individuals; maternal infection with influenza may result in an environment that is likely to trigger schizophrenia in the susceptible individual. 
A) The flu virus may lie dormant in the brain until adolescence when it becomes active and initiates the degeneration that results in the symptoms of schizophrenia. 
B) The flu exposure may alter the fetal genes such that a susceptibility to schizophrenia is now part of the child's genetic makeup. 
C) Maternal antibodies could cross the placenta and interfere with brain development such that the risk of developing schizophrenia is enhanced later in life. 
D) The flu virus frequently has long-term effects on the behavior of affected individuals; maternal infection with influenza may result in an environment that is likely to trigger schizophrenia in the susceptible individual.

Question 15

1-15.Hallucinations are

Accepted Answer

A) sensory experiences with no basis in reality. 
B) only seen in schizophrenia. 
C) necessary for a diagnosis of schizophrenia. 
D) disturbances in the content of thought. 
A) sensory experiences with no basis in reality. 
B) only seen in schizophrenia. 
C) necessary for a diagnosis of schizophrenia. 
D) disturbances in the content of thought.

Question 16

1-78.A mother constantly demands that her son show her how much she is loved,but when he tries to hug her she yells at him to be more discreet.No matter what the child does,he is wrong.Further,the mother prohibits him from commenting on this paradox.What does this interaction pattern best illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A) Double-bind communication 
B) Loosening of associations 
C) Fragmented thinking 
D) Expressed emotion 
A) Double-bind communication 
B) Loosening of associations 
C) Fragmented thinking 
D) Expressed emotion

Question 17

1-79.One aspect of family environment that has been found to be important in schizophrenia is

Accepted Answer

A) the level of expressed emotion. 
B) the level of parental grief over their child's illness. 
C) if the mother is cold and aloof. 
D) if lots of double-bind communications are used. 
A) the level of expressed emotion. 
B) the level of parental grief over their child's illness. 
C) if the mother is cold and aloof. 
D) if lots of double-bind communications are used.

Question 18

1-36.Virginia exhibits a variety of schizophrenic symptoms including delusions,auditory hallucinations,and formal thought disorder.She has been symptomatic for a little more than a month.Virginia qualifies for a diagnosis of

Accepted Answer

A) paranoid schizophrenia. 
B) schizoaffective disorder,manic type. 
C) undifferentiated schizophrenia. 
D) schizophreniform disorder. 
A) paranoid schizophrenia. 
B) schizoaffective disorder,manic type. 
C) undifferentiated schizophrenia. 
D) schizophreniform disorder.

Question 19

_____________are discrete,stable,and measurable traits that are thought to be genetic.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________are discrete,stable,and measurable traits that are thought...

Question 20

What important aspect of the adoptive family was missing from early studies? What did later studies find when they did include it?

Accepted Answer

Early studies did not examine child rear

1-28.Which of the following is likely a sign of disorganized schizophrenia?

1-17.What type of hallucinations are the most common?

1-86.Which of the following is true about second generation antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia?

How is dopamine theorized to impact schizophrenia?

1-27.Disorganized schizophrenia

1-53.When adoption studies of schizophrenia contain all the necessary controls and measurements,

Define positive and negative symptoms for schizophrenia.Give examples of each.

What are two types of prenatal experience associated with increased risk of schizophrenia?

The subtype of schizophrenia that has includes bizarre behavior and disorganized speech is the _________ type.

1-87.Social-skills training for people with schizophrenia

1-74.Aberrant salience means that

1-89.Cognitive-behavioral treatment for people with schizophrenia

Esther lives with her parents.She frequently has relapses into schizophrenia.If her family is characterized by expressed emotion,what behaviors can we expect of her parents that induce relapse?

1-58.Which of the following is a plausible explanation for how maternal influenza might lead to schizophrenia later in life?

1-15.Hallucinations are

1-79.One aspect of family environment that has been found to be important in schizophrenia is

1-36.Virginia exhibits a variety of schizophrenic symptoms including delusions,auditory hallucinations,and formal thought disorder.She has been symptomatic for a little more than a month.Virginia qualifies for a diagnosis of

_____________are discrete,stable,and measurable traits that are thought to be genetic.

What important aspect of the adoptive family was missing from early studies? What did later studies find when they did include it?

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Exam 13: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

1-28.Which of the following is likely a sign of disorganized schizophrenia?

1-17.What type of hallucinations are the most common?

1-86.Which of the following is true about second generation antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia?

How is dopamine theorized to impact schizophrenia?

1-27.Disorganized schizophrenia

1-53.When adoption studies of schizophrenia contain all the necessary controls and measurements,

Define positive and negative symptoms for schizophrenia.Give examples of each.

What are two types of prenatal experience associated with increased risk of schizophrenia?

The subtype of schizophrenia that has includes bizarre behavior and disorganized speech is the _________ type.

1-87.Social-skills training for people with schizophrenia

1-74.Aberrant salience means that

1-89.Cognitive-behavioral treatment for people with schizophrenia

Esther lives with her parents.She frequently has relapses into schizophrenia.If her family is characterized by expressed emotion,what behaviors can we expect of her parents that induce relapse?

1-58.Which of the following is a plausible explanation for how maternal influenza might lead to schizophrenia later in life?

1-15.Hallucinations are

1-79.One aspect of family environment that has been found to be important in schizophrenia is

1-36.Virginia exhibits a variety of schizophrenic symptoms including delusions,auditory hallucinations,and formal thought disorder.She has been symptomatic for a little more than a month.Virginia qualifies for a diagnosis of

_____________are discrete,stable,and measurable traits that are thought to be genetic.

What important aspect of the adoptive family was missing from early studies? What did later studies find when they did include it?

Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

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

Therapy

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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