Exam 9: Schizophrenia

The concordance rate of schizophrenia for fraternal twins is about

When a person incorporates unimportant events within a delusional framework and reads personal significance into trivial activities of others it is called

Indirect support for the dopamine theory of schizophrenia arose from

Families with a member with schizophrenia are now encouraged to

Mr.Cook grew up in severely impoverished circumstances.His mother was unmarried and homeless,and Mr.Cook and his six siblings lived on the streets or in shelters for most of their childhood.They had little formal education or opportunity to make progress in the world.After 17 years of this life,Mr.Cook had his first psychotic episode while digging through a trashcan looking for food for his mother; he heard voices telling him to take off his clothes and eat them.Shortly thereafter,Mr.Cook was picked up by police,taken to a psychiatric hospital,and diagnosed as schizophrenic.Mr.Cook's story fits the __________ theory of social class and schizophrenia.

An exaggerated sense of importance,power,knowledge or identity is known as

Carla has schizophrenia.Which of her symptoms is most likely to be present outside of an acute episode of schizophrenia?

Both Brief Psychotic Disorder and Schizophreniform Disorder share the requirement that

A possible side effect of antipsychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia is akathisia,

In people with schizophrenia,the amount of gray matter in the temporal and frontal cortexes is

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia include all of the following EXCEPT:

When Marcia heard that her favorite cat had been hit by a car and killed,she giggled quietly.This is an example of

In regard to studies identifying chromosomal locations of genes involved in schizophrenia,

Research has shown that people being treated with some of the newer antipsychotic medications are less likely to drop out of treatment.Which of the following is the most likely reason for this fact?

Those diagnosed with schizophrenia may believe that

Patients whose schizophrenia is characterized primarily by negative symptoms

In schizophrenia research,prodrome refers to

The term "schizophrenia" comes from the word "schizein" meaning to split and "phren" meaning

When people with schizophrenia are hearing voices,the part of the brain that appears to be activated is

Howard had a psychotic episode following the death of his wife.He had hallucinations in which he would hear her speaking to him,telling him to kill himself.Howard developed elaborate delusions about his ability to communicate with his wife's spirit.Howard recovered from this episode after one week.What DSM-5 diagnosis would fit Howard's case?