Question 1

DSM-5 no longer specifies different subtypes of schizophrenia, but in DSM-IV-TR the subtype called paranoid schizophrenia was characterized by

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A)   silly and immature behavior.
B)   a complete mental breakdown.
C)   alternating immobility and agitated excitement.
D)   delusions of grandeur or persecution.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Which of the following is the best description of schizophrenia?

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A)   Schizophrenia is characterized by symptoms shared by everyone with the diagnosis.
B)   Schizophrenia is characterized by multiple personalities.
C)   Schizophrenia is characterized by behavior and symptoms that aren't necessarily common to everyone with the diagnosis.
D)   The course of schizophrenia is always predictable.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following occurs when drugs are administered to schizophrenic patients?

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A)   Drugs that increase dopamine (agonists)  cause an increase in schizophrenic behavior.
B)   Drugs that decrease dopamine (antagonists)  decrease schizophrenic symptoms.
C)   Both of these statements are accurate
D)   Neither of these statements is accurateE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following defines the persecutory type of delusional disorder?

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A)   Believing that one is loved by an important person or celebrity
B)   Falsely believing that one's sexual partner is unfaithful
C)   Believing in one's inflated worth, identity, or special relationship
D)   Believing one is being malevolently treated in some wayE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Making the diagnosis of schizophrenia is controversial because

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A)   the symptoms can vary as a function of culture or race.
B)   the symptoms are similar across culture and race.
C)   the symptoms simply reflect biases in the minds of mental health professionals.
D)   the label is derogatory and has no clinical utility.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

In regard to the family interactions among schizophrenic patients, the word "schizophrenogenic" (no longer used) , was first proposed in the 1940s to describe

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A)   an abusive and alcoholic father whose child became schizophrenic.
B)   an emotionally distant mother whose child became schizophrenic.
C)   divorced parents who had several psychotic children.
D)   a family in which relatives on both sides were psychotic.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Dr. Smith conducted a research study involving schizophrenic adults in which he looked at their facial expressions in home movies taken when they were children. He was trying to determine if the development of schizophrenia could be predicted by facial expressions showing limited emotional reactions. This research study focused on the negative symptom called .

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A)   alogia
B)   affective flattening
C)   associative splitting
D)   emotional effect syndromeE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

James is a security guard at the mall who seems lost in his own world. Often, he feels the presence of his dead mother nearby. He knows it is an illusion and that she is not real. Her presence does give him comfort. James probably would be diagnosed with

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A)   schizoaffective disorder.
B)   schizotypal disorder.
C)   schizoid disorder.
D)   brief psychotic disorder.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

A technique that uses wire coils to repeatedly generate magnetic fields that pass through the skull to the brain is called:

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A)   magnetic resonance imaging.
B)   functional magnetic resonance imaging.
C)   transcranial magnetic stimulation.
D)   electroconvulsive stimulation.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

According to your text, hallucinations are defined as:

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A)   irrational beliefs.
B)   bad dreams.
C)   feeling invincible.
D)   sensory experiences that are not real.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Some schizophrenic patients function better in the community in independent living skills programs that teach them all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   medication management.
B)   to identify signs that warn of a relapse.
C)   to maintain eye contact when interacting with others.
D)   how to help others who are mentally ill.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

In the late 1800s, the German psychiatrist Emil Kraeplin made all of the following contributions to our knowledge of schizophrenia EXCEPT

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A)   distinguishing dementia praecox (schizophrenia)  from manic-depressive illness.
B)   noting that hallucinations, delusions, and negativism were symptoms of dementia praecox (schizophrenia) .
C)   combining several symptoms of insanity (catatonia, paranoia, hebephrenia)  that had usually been viewed as reflecting separate and distinct disorders.
D)   conceptualizing a treatment for schizophrenic patients that is still being used today.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Identify and define the three subtypes of Schizophrenia.

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Question 14

One explanation for the fact that the parts of the brain usually associated with producing rather than comprehending speech are active when one is experiencing an auditory hallucination is that such individuals are actually

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A)   listening to voices outside themselves.
B)   listening to their own thoughts.
C)   misinterpreting voices from the sources such as the radio and television.
D)   making up the experience.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

A token economy is an incentive system in which hospitalized patients with schizophrenia

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A)   earn "tokens" for appropriate behavior.
B)   lose "tokens" for disruptive behavior.
C)   both of these .
D)   neither of these.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following neurotransmitters has recently been linked to schizophrenia?

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A)   Deficiency in the stimulation of prefrontal dopamine D1 receptors
B)   Excessive stimulation of striatal dopamine D2 receptors
C)   Alterations in prefrontal activity involving glutamate transmissions
D)   All of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Apathy is to not caring as avolition is to

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A)   an inability to initiate and persist in activities.
B)   lack of communication skills.
C)   poor language education.
D)   a negative thought disorder.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following is the definition of catatonia?

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A)   Silly and immature behavior
B)   Early madness
C)   Immobility or agitated excitement
D)   Delusions of grandeur or persecutionE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

The most common type of hallucination experienced by psychotic individuals is .

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A)   visual
B)   auditory
C)   tactile
D)   olfactoryE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Extrapyramidal symptoms, serious side effects of antipsychotic medications that occur in some schizophrenic patients, are similar to the symptoms of .

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A)   Alzheimer's disease
B)   Parkinson's disease
C)   multiple sclerosis
D)   leukemiaE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Exam 13: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Some schizophrenic patients function better in the community in independent living skills programs that teach them all of the following EXCEPT

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The most common type of hallucination experienced by psychotic individuals is .

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A technique that uses wire coils to repeatedly generate magnetic fields that pass through the skull to the brain is called:

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Making the diagnosis of schizophrenia is controversial because

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Extrapyramidal symptoms, serious side effects of antipsychotic medications that occur in some schizophrenic patients, are similar to the symptoms of .

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Which of the following is the definition of catatonia?

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Which of the following is the best description of schizophrenia?

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In regard to the family interactions among schizophrenic patients, the word "schizophrenogenic" (no longer used) , was first proposed in the 1940s to describe

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In the late 1800s, the German psychiatrist Emil Kraeplin made all of the following contributions to our knowledge of schizophrenia EXCEPT

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Identify and define the three subtypes of Schizophrenia.

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DSM-5 no longer specifies different subtypes of schizophrenia, but in DSM-IV-TR the subtype called paranoid schizophrenia was characterized by

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James is a security guard at the mall who seems lost in his own world. Often, he feels the presence of his dead mother nearby. He knows it is an illusion and that she is not real. Her presence does give him comfort. James probably would be diagnosed with

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According to your text, hallucinations are defined as:

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Which of the following defines the persecutory type of delusional disorder?

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Which of the following occurs when drugs are administered to schizophrenic patients?

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One explanation for the fact that the parts of the brain usually associated with producing rather than comprehending speech are active when one is experiencing an auditory hallucination is that such individuals are actually

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Which of the following neurotransmitters has recently been linked to schizophrenia?

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A token economy is an incentive system in which hospitalized patients with schizophrenia

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The most common type of hallucination experienced by psychotic individuals is .

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Which of the following is the definition of catatonia?

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According to your text, hallucinations are defined as:

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