Chapter 4 Flashcards
True or False?
“Psychosis” has to do with violence
False
“Psychosis” has nothing to do with violence
Define psychosis
A) A mental disorder especially when marked by egocentric and antisocial activity, a lack of remorse for one’s actions, an absence of empathy for others, and often criminal tendencies
B) A series of violent behaviours
C) A serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
C
Define psychopathy
A) A mental disorder especially when marked by egocentric and antisocial activity, a lack of remorse for one’s actions, an absence of empathy for others, and often criminal tendencies
B) A series of violent behaviours
C) A serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
A
True or False?
Psychosis describes a mental state characterized by a profound disturbance in thinking; consequently, a person has a difficult time distinguishing between most people’s reality and their own perception of the world
True
Which of the following is widely considered one of the most debilitating aspects of mental illness? A) Depression B) Anxiety C) Psychosis D) Serious phobias
C
Which of the following mental disorders doesn’t involve psychosis? A) Bipolar disorder B) Binge eating disorder C) Severe forms of depression D) Schizoaffective disorder E) Delusional disorder
B
What is schizoaffective disorder?
A) A sort of bridge between schizophrenia and some mood disorders
B) A sort of bridge between schizophrenia and anxiety
C) A sort of bridge between schizophrenia and depression
D) A sort of bridge between anxiety and depression
A
Most modern approaches break down the symptoms of schizophrenia into 3 broad categories, except: A) Invisible symptoms B) Positive symptoms C) Negative symptoms D) Symptoms relating to disorganization
A
The “positive symptoms” of schizophrenia denote the fact that:
A) some of a person’s old behaviours or feelings might decline or disappear
B) a person might begin to experience new or additional mental phenomena
C) a person might start to feel a lack of motivation
D) a person might start to feel an increase in motivation
B
The “negative symptoms” of schizophrenia denote the fact that:
A) some of a person’s old behaviours or feelings might decline or disappear
B) a person might begin to experience new or additional mental phenomena
C) a person might start to feel a lack of motivation
D) a person might start to feel an increase in motivation
A
True or False?
Psychosis is the correct component of the negative symptoms, with 2 primary forms: hallucinations and delusions
False
Psychosis is the correct component of the positive symptoms, with 2 primary forms: hallucinations and delusions
Which of the following is the most common form of hallucination?
A) Kinesthetic, where a person feels tingles on their limbs without being touched
B) Visual, where a person sees objects that aren’t really there
C) Writing, when a person sees words in front of them that aren’t really there
D) Auditory, when a person hears a sound or voice(s) without apparent cause
D
What are hallucinations?
A) a visual experience that occurs without any clear stimulus
B) a visual experience that occurs with a clear stimulus
C) a sensory experience that occurs without any clear stimulus
D) a sensory experience that occurs with a clear stimulus
C
Which of the following auditory hallucinations are not relatively common?
A) Hearing voices that provide a running commentary on one’s actions
B) Hearing voices that sound like a child is speaking
C) Hearing voices that often fight with one another, issue instructions, or use insulting or degrading language to attack the person
D) Hearing voices that are calming or inspiring, even feeling like a memory echoing
B
Which of the following is false in regards to The Hearing Voices Movement?
A) It makes the case that hearing voices means you’re mentally ill and must be sterilized
B) It brings together individuals who define themselves as “experts by experience”
C) It makes the case that hearing voices should not be understood simply as a problematic medical symptom, but rather as a meaningful component of human experience
D) The movement began in the 1980s
E) It has evolved over time and currently operates with a focus on 5 primary values
A
True or False?
Hallucinations can involve any of the senses
True
True or False?
Many people’s hallucinations involve only one sense
False
Many people’s hallucinations involve multiple senses
True or False?
People who have hallucinations never find comfort in these sensory experiences
False
Some people have stated that they find comfort or even joy in these sensory experiences
What are the 2 primary forms of psychosis? A) Hallucinations and depression B) Depression and anxiety C) Hallucinations and anxiety D) Hallucinations and delusions
D
Which of the following is false about delusions?
A) Delusions involve a person holding beliefs that most others consider impossible or highly improbable
B) Delusions are sometimes described as “irrational” or “false” beliefs
C) Delusions are easy to define with precision
D) Delusions come in many forms
C
Delusions are difficult to define with precision
Which of the following is not one of the most common forms of delusions?
A) Persecutory delusions
B) Minor delusions
C) Grandiose delusions
D) Delusions relating to control of a person’s mind or body
E) Erotomanic delusions
F) Somatic delusions
B
Define persecutory delusions
A) Places the person experiencing it in a position of great power or achievement
B) Where a person feels they are being targeted for mistreatment or harm
C) When a person believes that an external force is responsible for moving their body
D) When a person believes that a stranger or even a famous celebrity is madly in love with them
B
Define grandiose delusion
A) Places the person experiencing it in a position of great power or achievement
B) Where a person feels they are being targeted for mistreatment or harm
C) When a person believes that an external force is responsible for moving their body
D) When a person believes that a stranger or even a famous celebrity is madly in love with them
A
Define erotomanic delusion
A) Places the person experiencing it in a position of great power or achievement
B) Where a person feels they are being targeted for mistreatment or harm
C) When a person believes that an external force is responsible for moving their body
D) When a person believes that a stranger or even a famous celebrity is madly in love with them
D
Define somatic delusion
A) When a person believes they are suffering from a terrible illness or perhaps their body may be malfunctioning
B) Where a person feels they are being targeted for mistreatment or harm
C) When a person believes that an external force is responsible for moving their body
D) When a person believes that a stranger or even a famous celebrity is madly in love with them
A
True or False?
For someone experiencing a delusion, the sensation is extremely real
True
True or False?
A last category of positive symptoms relates primarily to speech and disorganized patterns of speech may be a core component of schizophrenia
True
True or False?
Positive symptoms associated with schizophrenia tend to be episodic
True
Which of the following is false in relation to the negative symptoms associated with schizophrenia?
A) Negative symptoms relate to feelings and behaviours that are typically described as deficits in “normal behaviour”
B) Negative symptoms are usually understood as chronic
C) Negative symptoms are usually understood as episodic
D) Some researchers believe that the negative symptoms of schizophrenia are actually more significant in terms of limiting a person’s functioning than positive symptoms
E) Negative symptoms primarily relate to a person’s emotional and affective engagement with the world
C
Which of the following does not define the phenomenon known as “poverty of content”?
A) Many individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia are described as having a blunted affect
B) Many individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia might have less expressive facial expressions and tone of voice than people would typically expect
C) The speech of many individuals with schizophrenia may be greatly reduced, comprising short responses with minimal garnish
D) Many individuals with schizophrenia might actually speak a lot, but fail to communicate significant or meaningful concepts
E) All of these define the phenomenon known as “poverty of content”?
E
True or False?
A hallmark sign that healthcare practitioners consider when formulating a diagnosis for schizophrenia is a lack of drive, sometimes known as avolition
True
Define anhedonia
A) An increased ability to experience pleasure
B) An inability to experience pleasure
C) An increased ability to experience sadness
D) An inability to experience sadness
B
True or False?
Anhedonia is limited solely to schizophrenia
False
Anhedonia is not limited solely to schizophrenia (Eg. It is a central symptom of depression)
Which of the following is not a major symptom category of schizophrenia?
A) A lack of drive, sometimes known as avolition
B) Anhedonia, an inability to experience pleasure
C) Issues related to disturbances in cognition, such as a person’s memory, attention, and learning
D) Feeling violent all the time
D