Question 1

Which type of training has an emphasis on helping patients deal with their neurocognitive deficits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive remediation training 
B)  Social skills training 
C)  Case management 
D)  Family therapy 
A)  Cognitive remediation training 
B)  Social skills training 
C)  Case management 
D)  Family therapy A

Question 2

People with schizophrenia often show poor performance on tasks like the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task, which is thought to indicate a dysfunction of the

Accepted Answer

A)  parietal lobe. 
B)  occipital lobe. 
C)  temporal lobe. 
D)  frontal lobe. 
A)  parietal lobe. 
B)  occipital lobe. 
C)  temporal lobe. 
D)  frontal lobe. D

Question 3

What factors help predict prognosis for schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

The severity of negative symptoms - the worse they are, the worse the prognosis. And where someone lives - people in less industrialized nations have better prognoses.

Question 4

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 5

Ursula has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. If PET scans were done to measure her brain's activity, which area would probably be underactive?

Accepted Answer

A)  The visual cortex 
B)  The deepest portions of the brain, the medulla and reticular activating system 
C)  The frontal lobes 
D)  The hypothalamus and pituitary 
A)  The visual cortex 
B)  The deepest portions of the brain, the medulla and reticular activating system 
C)  The frontal lobes 
D)  The hypothalamus and pituitary

Question 6

Which of the following statements is correct about proposed changes for the diagnosis of schizophrenia in the DSM-5?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schizophrenia will not be included in the DSM-5 
B)  Subtypes of schizophrenia will be removed but the diagnosis of schizophrenia will remain 
C)  Only the paranoid subtype will remain 
D)  Only the catatonic subtype will remain 
A)  Schizophrenia will not be included in the DSM-5 
B)  Subtypes of schizophrenia will be removed but the diagnosis of schizophrenia will remain 
C)  Only the paranoid subtype will remain 
D)  Only the catatonic subtype will remain

Question 7

Which of the following is most likely seen in an individual with paranoid schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Have delusions of grandeur 
B)  Exhibit primarily negative symptoms 
C)  Show more significant cognitive impairments than are seen in the other subtypes 
D)  Respond poorly to treatment 
A)  Have delusions of grandeur 
B)  Exhibit primarily negative symptoms 
C)  Show more significant cognitive impairments than are seen in the other subtypes 
D)  Respond poorly to treatment

Question 8

How is dopamine theorized to impact schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

Dopamine may play a role in ho

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a delusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bob thought the CIA was controlling his thoughts. 
B)  The voices in Jaimie's head told him not to trust the priest. 
C)  Tracy did not think she could get pregnant the first time she had sex. 
D)  Carla saw and felt bugs crawling up her arm. 
A)  Bob thought the CIA was controlling his thoughts. 
B)  The voices in Jaimie's head told him not to trust the priest. 
C)  Tracy did not think she could get pregnant the first time she had sex. 
D)  Carla saw and felt bugs crawling up her arm.

Question 10

What are schizoaffective disorder and schizophreniform disorder?

Accepted Answer

These are not considered formal subtypes

Question 11

Which of the following has been found to lead to an increased risk of developing schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prenatal alcohol exposure. 
B)  Prenatal influenza exposure. 
C)  Alcohol use during middle adulthood. 
D)  Influenza exposure between ages 5 and 10. 
A)  Prenatal alcohol exposure. 
B)  Prenatal influenza exposure. 
C)  Alcohol use during middle adulthood. 
D)  Influenza exposure between ages 5 and 10.

Question 12

"Familial" does not mean the same thing as "genetic" because

Accepted Answer

A)  families don't always share genes. 
B)  families share both genes and the environment. 
C)  genes are not expressed in every generation. 
D)  the strength of the correlations seen in familial concordance patterns does not allow any conclusions to be made. 
A)  families don't always share genes. 
B)  families share both genes and the environment. 
C)  genes are not expressed in every generation. 
D)  the strength of the correlations seen in familial concordance patterns does not allow any conclusions to be made.

Question 13

Aberrant salience means that

Accepted Answer

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 14

Adopted children who were high risk for schizophrenia, who were raised in healthy families,

Accepted Answer

A)  showed the same risk for schizophrenia as those adopted into dysfunctional families - genes were the most important factor. 
B)  showed higher risk for schizophrenia than those adopted into dysfunctional families - they had trouble fitting in with the family. 
C)  showed lower risk for schizophrenia than those adopted into dysfunctional families - a good environment may protect people with genetic vulnerabilities from developing schizophrenia. 
D)  showed lower risk for schizophrenia than those adopted into dysfunctional families - the environment causes people to develop schizophrenia, not genes. 
A)  showed the same risk for schizophrenia as those adopted into dysfunctional families - genes were the most important factor. 
B)  showed higher risk for schizophrenia than those adopted into dysfunctional families - they had trouble fitting in with the family. 
C)  showed lower risk for schizophrenia than those adopted into dysfunctional families - a good environment may protect people with genetic vulnerabilities from developing schizophrenia. 
D)  showed lower risk for schizophrenia than those adopted into dysfunctional families - the environment causes people to develop schizophrenia, not genes.

Question 15

What is the value of research that monitors children at high risk for schizophrenia for a long time?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can identify the specific genes responsible for the disorder. 
B)  It can identify factors that precede breakdown and aid in intervention efforts. 
C)  It can separate the impact of genetics from that of subtle neurological impairment. 
D)  It can identify the factors that improve treatment outcome. 
A)  It can identify the specific genes responsible for the disorder. 
B)  It can identify factors that precede breakdown and aid in intervention efforts. 
C)  It can separate the impact of genetics from that of subtle neurological impairment. 
D)  It can identify the factors that improve treatment outcome.

Question 16

Studies of monochorionic and dichorionic twins

Accepted Answer

A)  offer further evidence of the role of the prenatal environment in schizophrenia. 
B)  suggest that schizophrenia is more heritable than previously thought. 
C)  indicate that the risk of developing schizophrenia is not altered by the prenatal environment. 
D)  establish that genetic relatedness to an affected individual has nothing to do with one's risk of developing schizophrenia. 
A)  offer further evidence of the role of the prenatal environment in schizophrenia. 
B)  suggest that schizophrenia is more heritable than previously thought. 
C)  indicate that the risk of developing schizophrenia is not altered by the prenatal environment. 
D)  establish that genetic relatedness to an affected individual has nothing to do with one's risk of developing schizophrenia.

Question 17

The majority of cases of schizophrenia begin in

Accepted Answer

A)  late adulthood or old age. 
B)  late adolescence or early adulthood. 
C)  late childhood or early adolescence. 
D)  there is no age where the majority of cases begin. 
A)  late adulthood or old age. 
B)  late adolescence or early adulthood. 
C)  late childhood or early adolescence. 
D)  there is no age where the majority of cases begin.

Question 18

If schizophrenia were exclusively a genetic disorder,

Accepted Answer

A)  anyone with schizophrenia in his or her family history would develop schizophrenia. 
B)  the concordance rate for monozygotic twins would be 100 percent. 
C)  marrying a schizophrenic would not increase the likelihood of developing schizophrenia. 
D)  numerous cures would now be available. 
A)  anyone with schizophrenia in his or her family history would develop schizophrenia. 
B)  the concordance rate for monozygotic twins would be 100 percent. 
C)  marrying a schizophrenic would not increase the likelihood of developing schizophrenia. 
D)  numerous cures would now be available.

Question 19

Glutamate is an excitatory neurotransmitter that researchers suspect might be involved in schizophrenia because

Accepted Answer

A)  it makes dopamine. 
B)  it causes the ventricles to enlarge. 
C)  it is missing in the brains of people with schizophrenia. 
D)  it can produce schizophrenic-like symptoms in normal subjects. 
A)  it makes dopamine. 
B)  it causes the ventricles to enlarge. 
C)  it is missing in the brains of people with schizophrenia. 
D)  it can produce schizophrenic-like symptoms in normal subjects.

Question 20

Which of the following statements most clearly summarizes our understanding of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  The relative influence of nature and nurture has been established. 
B)  While much is known about the causes of schizophrenia, there are many questions still to be answered. 
C)  The role of genes in schizophrenia is negligible. 
D)  Schizophrenia is primarily caused by expressed emotion in families. 
A)  The relative influence of nature and nurture has been established. 
B)  While much is known about the causes of schizophrenia, there are many questions still to be answered. 
C)  The role of genes in schizophrenia is negligible. 
D)  Schizophrenia is primarily caused by expressed emotion in families.

Which type of training has an emphasis on helping patients deal with their neurocognitive deficits?

People with schizophrenia often show poor performance on tasks like the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task, which is thought to indicate a dysfunction of the

What factors help predict prognosis for schizophrenia?

What type of hallucinations are the most common?

Ursula has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. If PET scans were done to measure her brain's activity, which area would probably be underactive?

Which of the following statements is correct about proposed changes for the diagnosis of schizophrenia in the DSM-5?

Which of the following is most likely seen in an individual with paranoid schizophrenia?

How is dopamine theorized to impact schizophrenia?

Which of the following is an example of a delusion?

What are schizoaffective disorder and schizophreniform disorder?

Which of the following has been found to lead to an increased risk of developing schizophrenia?

"Familial" does not mean the same thing as "genetic" because

Aberrant salience means that

Adopted children who were high risk for schizophrenia, who were raised in healthy families,

What is the value of research that monitors children at high risk for schizophrenia for a long time?

Studies of monochorionic and dichorionic twins

The majority of cases of schizophrenia begin in

If schizophrenia were exclusively a genetic disorder,

Glutamate is an excitatory neurotransmitter that researchers suspect might be involved in schizophrenia because

Which of the following statements most clearly summarizes our understanding of schizophrenia?

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, and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatoform 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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Exam 13: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Which type of training has an emphasis on helping patients deal with their neurocognitive deficits?

People with schizophrenia often show poor performance on tasks like the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task, which is thought to indicate a dysfunction of the

What factors help predict prognosis for schizophrenia?

What type of hallucinations are the most common?

Ursula has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. If PET scans were done to measure her brain's activity, which area would probably be underactive?

Which of the following statements is correct about proposed changes for the diagnosis of schizophrenia in the DSM-5?

Which of the following is most likely seen in an individual with paranoid schizophrenia?

How is dopamine theorized to impact schizophrenia?

Which of the following is an example of a delusion?

What are schizoaffective disorder and schizophreniform disorder?

Which of the following has been found to lead to an increased risk of developing schizophrenia?

"Familial" does not mean the same thing as "genetic" because

Aberrant salience means that

Adopted children who were high risk for schizophrenia, who were raised in healthy families,

What is the value of research that monitors children at high risk for schizophrenia for a long time?

Studies of monochorionic and dichorionic twins

The majority of cases of schizophrenia begin in

If schizophrenia were exclusively a genetic disorder,

Glutamate is an excitatory neurotransmitter that researchers suspect might be involved in schizophrenia because

Which of the following statements most clearly summarizes our understanding of schizophrenia?

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, and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatoform 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

Filters