Additional Midterm Questions

Question 1

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

Answer 1

28.5

Question 2

This theory suggests that the lower income status of individuals living with schizophrenia is a consequence, rather than a cause of their illness

Answer 2

Drift hypothesis

Question 3

______ is a type of delusion where a person believes they are in a position of great power, like the head of a government

Answer 3

Grandiose delusions

Question 4

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)

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Many of the original international studies of schizophrenia relied on ________ conceptions of the disorder

Answer 5

Euro-American

Question 6

The negative symptoms of schizophrenia are fundamentally linked to a person’s emotional and affective engagement with the world (T/F)

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Recent research confirms that there is a schizophrenia gene (T/F)

Answer 7

False

Question 8

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 ______________.

Answer 8

psychosis and psychotic symptoms; communication and emotional “deficits” and “fragmentation of the personality”

Question 9

______ 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”.

Answer 9

Kraepelin, Bleuler

Question 10

While ____________ is a side effect of typical antipsychotic medications, _____________ is a side effect of atypical antipsychotic medications.

Answer 10

tardive dyskinesia, metabolic syndrome

Question 11

Prevalence for schizophrenia is estimated what for DSM?

Answer 11

0.3-0.7 globally

Question 12

Prevalence for schizophrenia is estimated what for NIMH?

Answer 12

1.1% (changed to 0.3%) globally

Question 13

Prevalence for schizophrenia is estimated what for MSDPS?

Answer 13

1.8% in US

Question 14

Prevalence for schizophrenia is estimated what for WHO?

Answer 14

1% Globally

Question 15

Prevalence for schizophrenia is estimated what for CARMHA

Answer 15

0.36% in BC

Question 16

A major impact of drug treatment on psychiatry is the ________

Answer 16

increased acceptance and legitimization of the neurobiological basis of mental health and illness

Question 17

Antipsychotics and mood stabilizers are psychopharmaceuticals used to treat ________ and ________ respectively

Answer 17

psychosis and bipolar disorder

Question 18

According to Table 3.1, Zyprexa, Abilify, Seroquel are all classified as ________

Answer 18

antidepressants and antipsychotics

Question 19

Which of the of psychoactive drugs listed below were exclusively manufactured by the pharmaceutical industry and billed as therapeutic in the 19th century?

Answer 19

Morphine

Question 20

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

Answer 20

thorazine

Question 21

________ refers to the process by which pharmaceutical companies “sell disease” by promoting awareness of a particular condition, stressing its impact on sufferers

Answer 21

disease mongering

Question 22

Evidence suggests there is a symbiotic relationship between psychopharmaceutical medications and clinical practice (T/F)

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Which drugs are specifically used in the treatment of anxiety?

Answer 23

Valium, Ativan, Buspar, Zoloft

Question 24

According to Table 3.1, _______ is classified as antidepressant, antipsychotic, and mood stabilizer.

Answer 24

Quetiapine (Seroquel)

Question 25

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.

Answer 25

biopsychosocial

Question 26

According to the social model, any attempt to conceptualize and define mental illness must take into account ________ and ________.

Answer 26

power, culture