Exam 4 Flashcards
Which of the following has been found to support a genetic basis for the etiology of schizophrenia?
all of the above
The phase of schizophrenia marked by a slow, steady deterioration and gradual decline in function before psychotic behaviors fully emerge is called ___ phase?
prodormal
Millie feels as if she is a robot, watching herself from outside her body as she begins kissing her new boyfriend. It feels part of a dream and happens whenever she is emotionally aroused causing her immense distress, what is this?
depersonalization/derealization disorder
____ symptoms of schizophrenia represent behavioral deficiencies such as social withdrawal, poverty/absence of speech and though, and flattened effect
negative
Warren believes he is Jesus Christ, despite lack of evidence he remains believing he’s all powerful, this is what type of delusion
grandeur
Juan suffers from schizophrenia. One symptom is while takling he strings together words based on rhyming without meaning of words. Clever little poems. What is juan engaging in?
clanging
The loss of initiative to pursue goal directed activities found in persons experiencing schizophrenia is?
avolition
One characteristic features of schizophrenia is grossly inappropriate behavior like giggling and laughing for no reason, this is ___ symptom of schizo/psychosis
disorganized behavior
AJ’s behavior is characterized by markedly impaired motor activity. He sometimes freezes and his posture is bad. His symptoms indicate?
schizophrenia with catatonia
compelling evidence of a connection between dissociative identity disorder and?
childhood abuse
Britney has schizophrenia and her father is frequently critical of her. He’s quick to find fault and expresses frequent hostility. He is also emotionally over involved with her. The father is engaged in?
high expressed emotion
Research has linked each of the following with increased risk of schizophrenia except?
middle class status
This model recognizes the interaction of environmental factors and stressors with genetic vulnerability
diathesis stress
Sam has been on antipsychotic drugs for years. Following the recent increase in dosage, he’s been exhibiting akathisia and muscle spasms in face. He’s experiencing?
extrapyramidal side effects
Ellen’s husband was killed. Since then she’s had repeated episodes of fleeting hallucinations and delusions, incoherent speech, suicidal, aggressive. She’s suffering from?
schizoaffective
Jake believes his boss is out to kill him. What delusions is he suffering from
persecution delusions
Aside from antipsychotic medications, which has been helpful in treating schizophrenia?
milieu, family therapy,
Which statement is false?
girls are at greater risk of developing childhood disorders such as: ADHD to intellectual
Which of the following does NOT increase risk for children to develop a mental disorder?
Caucasian/European
Charlie is 8 years old and has not developed friends or close relationships with others, obsessed, and …
autism spectrum disorder
Which of the following is true?
autism rates have increased
What is false regarding ASD?
ASD can be treated with SSRIs
What’s true regarding ASD?
those with ASD continue to show evidence of disorder into adulthood prefer inanimate objects and lack empathy
Most children with intellectual disability fall in what range?
mild
causes of intellectual disability include all of the following except?
the absence of a chromosome of the 21st pair
Which of the following is false
Children with ADHD are more popular among peers than those without ADHD
Which of the following has been implicated in the cause of maintenance of ADHD?
all of the above
Which of the following is not one of three diagnostic criteria from DSM 5, which must be met for a person to be diagnosed with intellectual disability?
The most common class of drugs for treating ADHD are?
stimulants
Drugs used to treat ADHD operate on the ___ of the brain to increase control over impulsive
prefrontal cortex/frontal lobe
ADHD and Conduct Disorder have a tendency to be co-morbid. What statement is true?
none of the above
Alex is a 9 year old boy with poor self-image and often is disruptive. He doesn’t hurt others though
oppositional defiant
What is false regarding conduct disorder?
it is commonly associated with excess dopamine and norepinephrine activity
The most common Specific Learning Disorder is impairment in?
reading
Jered wakes up in New Jersey. Doesn’t remember how he got there. No memory of his former life. He establishes a new identity in New Jersey. This is?
dissociative amnesia with fugue
Which statement is false regarding dissociative amnesia disorder?
The person typically can’t perform skills and abilities that they had previously learned
Wanda fakes her pain complains because she gets a monetary reward, fever pain to get attention. This behavior is?
malingering + factitious disorder
John has been under stress at work, he woke up totally blind one day, physician can’t find anything wrong and John seems content, this indicates?
conversion disorder
Marty has intense anxiety about health. He focuses on minor bodily changes is excessively preoccupied with potential seriousness of changes. He doctor shops because he resents doctors for telling him there’s nothing wrong.
illness anxiety disorder
Which is true? (People with somatic symptoms)
all of the above
Mary complains of physical problems, which date back to adolescence. Gastric and abdominal pain, headaches, extremely preoccupied and doctors can’t seem to find ailments.
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Which group is not predisposed to higher rates of somatic symptoms?
Males
Which of the following has been implicated as a potential casual factor in development of somatic symptoms and related disorders
all of the above
most research has pointed to therapeutic benefits of cognitive behavioral treatments, research has found that ___ can improve some forms of somatic symptom and related disorders
antidepressants (SSRI’s)
The most common type of dissociative disorder is?
dissociative amnesia
in the famous case of Anna O, symptoms most closely resemble what we today diagnose as
conversion disorder
The neotility of people confounds me. All the while running to the store, I leapt from rock to rock. The future, it said, redores with futility and inner reduplication.
loose associations and neologisms
People who experience the symptoms of schizophrenia for only a few months are given?
schizophreniform disorder
Bella is taking a atypical antipsychotic medication. It differs from standard first generation medications in each way except?
associated with worse outcomes for persons with schizoaffective disorder
Martina spends most of her time blankly staring out the window. Not interested in treatment or activities. Which symptom of schizo does this reflect?
avolition
Factitious disorder imposed on another is recognized in popular media as and is considered abuse?
Munchausen
When devorah changes from one identity to another, its voluntary switching?
false
For lorraine to be diagnosed with dissociative identity, how many alters must be present?
