Question 1

The erroneous belief that one control the weather would be an example of a

Accepted Answer

A) somatic delusion 
B) paranoid delusion 
C) delusion of persecution 
D) delusion of grandeur 
E) referential delusion

Question 2

Research on expressed emotion indicates that people with schizophrenia are most likely to suffer a relapse if

Accepted Answer

A) family members are critical and overinvolved. 
B) family members ignore them and fail to provide support. 
C) society labels them and rejects them. 
D) family and peers are unable to see past their illness. 
E) family members are critical and uninvolved.

Question 3

The diathesis-stress model has been proposed as a method of explaining the development of schizophrenia.Choose three factors that play a role in vulnerability to schizophrenia and describe the research findings.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The diathesis-stress model has been proposed as...

Question 4

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are those that involve

Accepted Answer

A) lack of emotion. 
B) loss of motivation. 
C) less serious symptoms. 
D) speech and language. 
E) extravagant versions of normal behaviour.

Question 5

Visual hallucinations tend to be the most common form in schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The best description of anhedonia is

Accepted Answer

A) poor concentration for an extended period of time. 
B) the inability to experience pleasure. 
C) impoverished emotional expression. 
D) lack of drive or initiative.

Question 7

Negative symptoms of schizophrenia include

Accepted Answer

A) flowery speech. 
B) hallucinations and delusions. 
C) catatonic behaviour. 
D) auditory hallucinations only. 
E) lack of ability to communicate.

Question 8

Recent evidence shows that exposure to the flu virus during themonth of pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia later in life.

Accepted Answer

A) first 
B) second 
C) third 
D) fourth 
E) fifth

Question 9

Positive symptoms are objectively observed and apparent to the clinician.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The one form of psychotherapy found to be helpful in treating schizophrenia is

Accepted Answer

A) humanistic therapy. 
B) interpersonal psychotherapy. 
C) behavioural therapy. 
D) cognitive-behaviour therapy. 
E) psychoanalysis.

Question 11

The most commonly accepted theory of schizophrenia today is the

Accepted Answer

A) rejecting mother model. 
B) schizogenetic theory. 
C) diathesis-stress theory. 
D) social drift theory. 
E) collective unconscious theory.

Question 12

Which of the following are classified as positive symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A) Social withdrawal and lack of interest in activities 
B) Spare speech and language 
C) Lack of coping abilities 
D) Hallucinations 
E) Inability to feel pleasure

Question 13

Hippocrates is credited with the first scientific descriptions of schizophrenia in about 300 BC.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The most common type of hallucinations are.

Accepted Answer

A) tactile 
B) visual 
C) multi-sensory 
D) auditory 
E) olfactory

Question 15

If schizophrenia were purely genetic,the concordance rate for monozygotic twins would be about

Accepted Answer

A) 50%. 
B) 45%. 
C) 25%. 
D) 80%. 
E) 100%.

Question 16

Digit span performance has been studied as a cognitive marker of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Devon often sits with one foot behind his head for extended periods of time until a nurse moves it,and then does not move again.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) alogia. 
B) echopraxia. 
C) catatonic posturing. 
D) affective flattening. 
E) waxy flexibility.

Question 18

Recent research shows that by age 16,nearly a third of individuals who go on to develop psychotic disorder haveand.

Accepted Answer

A) motor difficulties; at least one positive symptoms reported by teacher 
B) speech and language delays; at least one positive symptom self-reported 
C) motor difficulties; deficient IQ 
D) family interaction problems ; deficient IQ 
E) speech and language difficulties ; at least one positive symptom parent-reported

Question 19

Modern research shows that inadequate parenting by fathers plays an equally important causal role as does that of mothers in the development of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Sluggish schizophrenia is one subtype of schizophrenia found in the DSM-5 system for the classification of mental disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders

The erroneous belief that one control the weather would be an example of a

Research on expressed emotion indicates that people with schizophrenia are most likely to suffer a relapse if

The diathesis-stress model has been proposed as a method of explaining the development of schizophrenia.Choose three factors that play a role in vulnerability to schizophrenia and describe the research findings.

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are those that involve

Visual hallucinations tend to be the most common form in schizophrenia.

The best description of anhedonia is

Negative symptoms of schizophrenia include

Recent evidence shows that exposure to the flu virus during themonth of pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia later in life.

Positive symptoms are objectively observed and apparent to the clinician.

The one form of psychotherapy found to be helpful in treating schizophrenia is

The most commonly accepted theory of schizophrenia today is the

Which of the following are classified as positive symptoms?

Hippocrates is credited with the first scientific descriptions of schizophrenia in about 300 BC.

The most common type of hallucinations are.

If schizophrenia were purely genetic,the concordance rate for monozygotic twins would be about

Digit span performance has been studied as a cognitive marker of schizophrenia.

Devon often sits with one foot behind his head for extended periods of time until a nurse moves it,and then does not move again.This is an example of

Recent research shows that by age 16,nearly a third of individuals who go on to develop psychotic disorder haveand.

Modern research shows that inadequate parenting by fathers plays an equally important causal role as does that of mothers in the development of schizophrenia.

Sluggish schizophrenia is one subtype of schizophrenia found in the DSM-5 system for the classification of mental disorders.