Additional Midterm Questions Flashcards
The estimated years of life lost for individuals living with schizophrenia in the U.S. is ___, according to the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health
28.5
This theory suggests that the lower income status of individuals living with schizophrenia is a consequence, rather than a cause of their illness
Drift hypothesis
______ is a type of delusion where a person believes they are in a position of great power, like the head of a government
Grandiose delusions
Previously “bizarre” delusions were believed to be a stronger diagnostic indication of schizophrenia, and were deemed to be more improbable than the non-bizarre categories of delusions. (T/F)
True
Many of the original international studies of schizophrenia relied on ________ conceptions of the disorder
Euro-American
The negative symptoms of schizophrenia are fundamentally linked to a person’s emotional and affective engagement with the world (T/F)
True
Recent research confirms that there is a schizophrenia gene (T/F)
False
Emil Kraepelin and Eugen Bleuler had differing ideas related to the syndrome now called schizophrenia, and what constituted the key diagnostic features. Kraepelin prioritized _____________, while Bleuler gave priority to ______________.
psychosis and psychotic symptoms; communication and emotional “deficits” and “fragmentation of the personality”
______ emphasized the very early onset (emerging in late adolescence) of the condition with the term “dementia praecox”, and _____ argued that not all affected individuals first experienced symptoms in adolescence, and that progressive mental decline was not inevitable, calling the condition “schizophrenia”.
Kraepelin, Bleuler
While ____________ is a side effect of typical antipsychotic medications, _____________ is a side effect of atypical antipsychotic medications.
tardive dyskinesia, metabolic syndrome
Prevalence for schizophrenia is estimated what for DSM?
0.3-0.7 globally
Prevalence for schizophrenia is estimated what for NIMH?
1.1% (changed to 0.3%) globally
Prevalence for schizophrenia is estimated what for MSDPS?
1.8% in US
Prevalence for schizophrenia is estimated what for WHO?
1% Globally
Prevalence for schizophrenia is estimated what for CARMHA
0.36% in BC
A major impact of drug treatment on psychiatry is the ________
increased acceptance and legitimization of the neurobiological basis of mental health and illness
Antipsychotics and mood stabilizers are psychopharmaceuticals used to treat ________ and ________ respectively
psychosis and bipolar disorder
According to Table 3.1, Zyprexa, Abilify, Seroquel are all classified as ________
antidepressants and antipsychotics
Which of the of psychoactive drugs listed below were exclusively manufactured by the pharmaceutical industry and billed as therapeutic in the 19th century?
Morphine
Psychiatry’s shift from an institutional focus was aided by the successful use of ________ in the treatment of psychotic and suicidal patients living in the community
thorazine
________ refers to the process by which pharmaceutical companies “sell disease” by promoting awareness of a particular condition, stressing its impact on sufferers
disease mongering
Evidence suggests there is a symbiotic relationship between psychopharmaceutical medications and clinical practice (T/F)
True
Which drugs are specifically used in the treatment of anxiety?
Valium, Ativan, Buspar, Zoloft
According to Table 3.1, _______ is classified as antidepressant, antipsychotic, and mood stabilizer.
Quetiapine (Seroquel)
An acknowledgment that the concept of mental health and illness is complex and requires the consideration of multiple causes and treatments, has led to a recent emphasis on a ________ model approach to mental disorders.
biopsychosocial
According to the social model, any attempt to conceptualize and define mental illness must take into account ________ and ________.
power, culture
