SCHIZOPHRENIA

Question 1

45. In working with Schizophrenic patients, mental health professionals typically distinguish between _________ symptoms (an excess or distortion of normal behavior) and __________ symptoms (deficits in normal behavior).
    a. positive; negative
    b. negative; positive
    c. manic; depressive
    d. dysmorphic; dysfunctional

Answer 1

A

Question 2

46. In which of the following situations would the risk of developing Schizophrenia be the lowest for the child?
    a. A child’s Schizophrenic parent has a non-Schizophrenic identical twin
    b. A child’s non-Schizophrenic parent has a Schizophrenic identical twin
    c. A child’s Schizophrenic parent has a non-Schizophrenic fraternal twin
    d. A child’s non-Schizophrenic parent has a Schizophrenic fraternal twin

Answer 2

D

Question 3

47. High levels of this neurotransmitter is said to be evident among Schizophrenic patients.
    a. GABA
    b. Dopamine
    c. All neurotransmitter have high levels among Schizophrenic patients
    d. All neurotransmitter have low levels among Schizophrenic patients

Answer 3

B

Question 4

48. It has all the symptoms of Schizophrenia but lasts only for 1 to 6 months.
    a. Schizoaffective Disorder
    b. Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome
    c. Brief Psychotic Disorder
    d. Schizophreniform Disorder

Answer 4

D

Question 5

49. Less severe presentation of delusions, hallucinations or disorganized speech in past month occurring at least once a week.
    a. Schizoaffective Disorder
    b. Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome
    c. Brief Psychotic Disorder
    d. Schizophreniform Disorder

Answer 5

B

Question 6

50. According to this theory/model, Schizophrenia is a result of the disintegration of the ego.
    a. Existentialist
    b. Psychodynamic
    c. Humanistic
    d. Behavioral

Answer 6

B

Question 7

182. Jane has spent the last half hour staring in the mirror. As you approach her, she turns away and giggles. When you ask what she’s laughing at, she answers, but you’re having difficulty understanding what she says.
     a. disorganized
     b. schizophreniform disorder
     c. delusional disorder
     d. catatonic
     e. attenuated psychosis syndrome

Answer 7

A

Question 8

183. Drew has experienced hallucinations and bizarre delusions for the last four months.
     a. disorganized
     b. schizophreniform disorder
     c. delusional disorder
     d. catatonic
     e. attenuated psychosis syndrome

Answer 8

B

Question 9

184. Alice usually holds an unusual posture and is sometimes seen grimacing.
     a. disorganized
     b. schizophreniform disorder
     c. delusional disorder
     d. catatonic
     e. attenuated psychosis syndrome

Answer 9

D

Question 10

185. Greg’s cognitive skills and affect are relatively intact. He, however, often has delusions and hallucinations that convince him enemies are out to persecute him.
     a. disorganized
     b. schizophreniform disorder
     c. delusional disorder
     d. catatonic
     e. attenuated psychosis syndrome

Answer 10

C

Question 11

186. Cameron has started to hear voices and this is very disturbing to him. He told his parents and recognizes that he needs to see a mental health professional for help.
     a. disorganized
     b. schizophreniform disorder
     c. delusional disorder
     d. catatonic
     e. attenuated psychosis syndrome

Answer 11

E

Question 12

187. Lately Dom has become more isolated because he believes his coworkers are conspiring to get him fired. He becomes agitated whenever he sees a group of employees talking and laughing, because he believes that they are plotting against him.
     a. schizophreniform disorder
     b. schizoaffective disorder
     c. delusional disorder
     d. shared psychotic disorder

Answer 12

C

Question 13

188. Natalie reveals to her therapist that she hears numerous voices talking to her and giving her orders. Her doctor has just sent her to this therapist for what he believes to be a major depressive episode. She had begun to sleep all the time and contemplated suicide often.
     a. schizophreniform disorder
     b. schizoaffective disorder
     c. delusional disorder
     d. shared psychotic disorder

Answer 13

B

Question 14

189. If Shawn’s schizophrenic symptoms disappeared after about 4 months and he returned to his normal life, what diagnosis might he have received?
     a. schizophreniform disorder
     b. schizoaffective disorder
     c. delusional disorder
     d. shared psychotic disorder

Answer 14

A

Question 15

190. Elias believes the government is out to get him. He thinks agents follow him daily, monitor his calls, and read his mail. His roommate Cedric tried to convince him otherwise. After a year of this, however, Cedric began to believe Elias was correct and the government was out to get him, too.
     a. schizophreniform disorder
     b. schizoaffective disorder
     c. delusional disorder
     d. shared psychotic disorder

Answer 15

D

Question 16

192. Raised in a home other than that of their biological parents, adopted children of parents with schizophrenia have a(n) ____________ chance of having the disorder themselves. Children of people with schizophrenia adopted into families without schizophrenia have a ____________-than-average chance of having schizophrenia.
     a. higher; equal
     b. lower; equal
     c. lower; higher
     d. higher; higher
     e. higher; lower

Answer 16

D

Question 17

193. The likelihood of a child’s having schizophrenia is influenced by the ____________ of the parent’s disorder. One may inherit a predisposition for ____________ schizophrenia that is the same or different from that of the parent.
     a. severity; specific
     b. severity; general
     c. identical twin; specific
     d. fraternal twin; general

Answer 17

B

Question 18

194. Setting up an elaborate ____________ in which patients are fined for disruptive or inappropriate behavior and rewarded for appropriate behavior is beneficial in hospitals.
     a. positive reinforcement
     b. shaping
     c. punishment
     d. classical conditioning
     e. token economy

Answer 18

E

Question 19

195. In ____________ clinicians attempt to reteach such behaviors as basic conversation, assertiveness, and relationship building to people with schizophrenia.
     a. unconditional positive regard
     b. counselling
     c. vocational rehabilitation
     d. social skills training
     e. family intervention

Answer 19

D

Question 20

196. Aside from social skills training, two psychosocial treatments for schizophrenia, ____________ (teaching family members to be supportive) and ____________ (teaching meaningful jobs), may be helpful.
     a. social skills training; vocational rehabilitation
     b. family intervention; vocational rehabilitation
     c. vocational rehabilitation; family intervention
     d. family intervention; social skills training

Answer 20

B

Question 21

197. Recent studies sometimes indicate that the relationship of the neurotransmitters ____________ and ____________ may explain some positive symptoms of schizophrenia.
     a. GABA and glutamate
     b. norepinephrine; epinephrine
     c. dopamine; serotonin
     d. dopamine; norepinephrine
     a. GABA and serotonin

Answer 21

C

Question 22

198. Because antipsychotic medications may cause serious side effects, some patients stop taking them. One serious side effect is called ____________, which may include parkinsonian symptoms.
     a. extrapyramidal symptoms
     b. extrapyramidal signs
     c. hierarchical symptoms
     d. hierarchical signs

Answer 22

A

Question 23

1. Difficult cases of schizophrenia seem to improve with a serotonin and dopamine antagonist called ____________.
   a. olanzapine
   b. benzodiazepines
   c. clozapine
   d. zoloft

Answer 23

A