Chapter 9 - Schizophrenia Flashcards
Symptoms of schizophrenia have been classified as
Select one:
a. positive, negative, and disorganized.
b. positive, neutral, and negative.
c. organized, positive, and negative.
d. organized, disorganized, and negative.
a. positive, negative, and disorganized.
Sensory experiences in the absence of any relevant stimulation from the environment are called
Select one:
a. hallucinations.
b. ideas of reference.
c. delusions.
d. flights of thought.
a. hallucinations.
Among those with schizophrenia who suffer from delusions, a large majority experience
Select one:
a. thought broadcast.
b. delusions of persecution.
c. delusions of impulses imposed by others.
d. hallucinations with the delusions.
b. delusions of persecution.
Which of the following are examples of negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
Select one:
a. hallucinations and delusions
b. flat affect, lack of initiative
c. catatonic immobility, waxy flexibility
d. difficulty concentrating, low intelligence, poor memory
b. flat affect, lack of initiative
When an individual with schizophrenia shows a blunted affect, that individual
Select one:
a. does not experience emotions.
b. does not express emotions.
c. does not experience physiological arousal in emotionally intense situations.
d. all of the above
b. does not express emotions.
When Marcia heard that her favorite cat had been hit by a car and killed, she giggled quietly. This is an example of
Select one:
a. flat blunted affect.
b. anhedonia.
c. inappropriate affect.
d. incoherence.
c. inappropriate affect.
According to DSM-5 symptoms of schizophrenia must be present for at least __________ in order to be diagnosed.
Select one:
a. 1 month
b. 6 months
c. 1 year
d. 2 years
b. 6 months
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?
Select one:
a. schizoaffective disorder
b. schizophrenia
c. brief psychotic disorder
d. schizophreniform disorder
c. brief psychotic disorder
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.
Select one:
a. social-selection
b. high-risk
c. schizophrenogenic
d. sociogenic
d. sociogenic
A recent comprehensive randomized controlled clinical trial of medication for schizophrenia compared four second-generation drugs and one first-generation drug against one another. Which of the following was NOT a finding of this study?
Select one:
a. The second-generation drugs were much more effective than the older, first-generation drugs.
b. The second-generation drugs were not more effective than the older, first-generation drugs.
c. The second-generation drugs did not produce fewer unpleasant side effects.
d. Nearly three-quarters of the people stopped taking the medications before the 18 months of the study design had ended.
a. The second-generation drugs were much more effective than the older, first-generation drugs.
