Exam four

Question 1

The majority of cases of schizophrenia begin in what age range?

Answer 1

late adolescence or early adulthood

Question 2

Joe has a delusional belief. When people argue with him what does he believe?

Answer 2

He doesn’t believe/admit he could be wrong, no matter what proof he is shown

Question 3

Hallucinations are defined as:

Answer 3

• -Sensations which appear real but are not any of 5 senses
• -A psychotic symptom of perceptual disturbance in which something is seen, hear, or otherwise sensed although it is not actually present
• -Perception that occurs in the absence of external stimuli

Question 4

Provide an example of the most common type of hallucination seen in schizophrenia?

Answer 4

• Hearing voices.
• Auditory
• Sondra tried to ignore the voices that appeared to come from no where.

Question 5

List the negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

Answer 5

–Missing behavior that was present before in a person before schizophrenia

–EX:
Flat or blunted expressions
Alogia: inability to speak or have fluency
avolition: lack on interests of interests or goal directed behavior

Question 6

Julia clearly had psychotic symptoms. As she also showed symptoms of bipolar disorder, she was ultimately diagnosed with

Answer 6

Schizoaffective disorder

Question 7

What diagnosis could be described as “short-term” schizophrenia?

Answer 7

Schizophreniform disorder

Question 8

Individuals with delusional disorder differ from those with schizophrenia in what ways?

Answer 8

They behave relatively normally other than the delusions

Question 9

What factors has been found to lead to an increased risk of developing schizophrenia?

Answer 9

Those with older fathers, more common in men??

Question 10

Extrapyramidal side effects are defined as:

Answer 10

movement problems similar to symptoms of parkinson’s disease

–Motor abnormality ex: stiff muscles and spasms

Question 11

Provide an example of a person with an impairment of orientation

Answer 11

An individual who is not sure where he is or what month or year it is

Question 12

Delirium has what characteristics?

Answer 12

Reduced clarity of consciousness and cognition
develops over a course of several hours or days
one of the 1st disorders to be recounted in history

Question 13

The first sign of neurocognitive disorder in older adults is typically what?

Answer 13

Memory problems

Question 14

Which of the following disorders is characterized by motor symptoms such as resting tremors or rigid movements?

Answer 14

Parkinson’s disease

Question 15

How does vascular dementia differ from Alzheimer’s disease?

Answer 15

Accompanying mood disorders that are more comon

Question 16

In order for a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease to be definitively made ____.

Answer 16

Brain tissue must be examined (patient must be dead)

Question 17

Which of the following disorders affects men and women in equal numbers and is characterized by a chronic, progressive chorea?

Answer 17

Huntington’s disease

Question 18

It is suspected that June is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Which of the following symptoms would suggest this?

Answer 18

SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL

difficulty recalling recent events

Question 19

A bullet is most likely to cause what type of head injury?

Answer 19

A penetrating head injury

Question 20

After being hit on the head, Bob experienced some retrograde amnesia. Those who were there knew this because he demonstrated what symptoms?

Answer 20

He did not know what happened

Question 21

A crucial aspect of developmental psychopathology is understanding individual maladaptation as _____________.

Answer 21

In the context of normal developmental changes

Question 22

Which of the following is not a symptom of ADHD?

Answer 22

??

Question 23

Which behavior pattern is extremely unlikely to be found in a child with conduct disorder?

Answer 23

Constant worry about minor issues

Question 24

Effective treatments for conduct disorder usually involve what?

Answer 24

parental participation

Question 25

Throughout his young life, Quincy, age 7, rarely wakes up in the morning to a dry bed. Quincy would be diagnosed as having

Answer 25

Primary functional enuresis

Question 26

Functional enuresis occurs when?

Answer 26

in children over the age of 4 who have not learned appropriate toiling for bowel movements

Question 27

It is important to do a thorough physical examination, to rule out medical problems, before diagnosing encopresis because these children often have what?

Answer 27

suffer from constipation

Question 28

Tics occur when?

Answer 28

• -Between the ages of 2 and 14

- -Persistent excessive muscle twitches or spasms that someone does over and over

Question 29

Orlando, 14, frequently twists his head uncontrollably and yelps or grunts. If he has not done this for several hours, he has a sensation that can only be relieved by engaging in these movements and sounds. Orlando has had this problem since he was 8. The most likely diagnosis is

Answer 29

Tourette’s syndrome

Question 30

We are likely to find that many of the children with autistic disorder present with what symptoms?

Answer 30

Were identified as having the disorder before they were 3 years old

Question 31

Shortly after birth, Darren’s head began to grow. At age 5, a shunt was placed in his skull to drain fluid. He has seizures, trouble seeing, and has a mild intellectual disability. Darren’s most likely diagnosis is

Answer 31

Hydrocephaly

Question 32

One of the most important factors in the treatment of children and adolescents is

Answer 32

parental willingness to be involved in participating in treatment