Question 1

When looking for abnormalities in the brain as clues to the influences of schizophrenia in correlational research,it is important to keep certain questions in mind.For example,if a person with schizophrenia were found to have an excess of dopamine,a researcher would need to ask all of the following questions :

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A)  Does too much dopamine cause schizophrenia?
B)  Does having schizophrenia cause an excess of dopamine?
C)  Is there some factor that causes both schizophrenia and an excess of dopamine?
D)  Why is the dopamine system active in the schizophrenic brain?E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following defines the somatic 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 one is afflicted by a physical defect or general medical condition
D)  Believing one is being malevolently treated in some wayE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following is the part of Kraepelin's definition of paranoia?

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A)  Silly and immature behavior
B)  Early madness
C)  Alternating immobility and agitated excitement
D)  Delusions of grandeur or persecutionE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

In the 1800s,physicians studying the disorder we now call schizophrenia used the term ________ because they observed that the onset of symptoms often occurred before adulthood.

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A)  adolescent insanity
B)  folie à deux
C)  catatonia previa
D)  dementia praecoxE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Explore the concept of psychosocial interventions for schizophrenia.Discuss the goals and effectiveness of these treatment programs.

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Question 6

Schizophrenia appears to be more frequently diagnosed in minorities in a number of countries.An explanation for this is:

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A)  people from devalued ethnic minority groups may be victims of bias and stereotyping.
B)  it may be the result of misdiagnosis.
C)  the levels of stress associated with stigma and isolation.
D)  all of the aboveE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Regarding cultural differences in expressed emotion,which is thought to be positively correlated with schizophrenia,research has found that ________ families have the highest percentage of expressed emotion.

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A)  Indian
B)  Mexican
C)  British
D)  Anglo-AmericanE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following is the definition of dementia praecox?

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A)  Silly and immature behavior
B)  Early madness
C)  Alternating immobility and agitated excitement
D)  Delusions of grandeur or persecutionE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Given the research on schizophrenia involving the offspring of twins,all of the following are accurate statements that

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A)  the child of a schizophrenic identical twin has the same risk (17 percent)  of having the disorder as the child of the non-schizophrenic identical twin.
B)  the child of a non-schizophrenic fraternal twin has about a 2 percent risk of having the disorder.
C)  a mentally healthy individual with a schizophrenic parent cannot pass on a genetic predisposition for the disorder to his or her offspring.
D)  an individual can be free from schizophrenia but still be a "carrier."E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following is the definition for hebephrenia?

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A)  Silly and immature behavior
B)  Early madness
C)  Alternating immobility and agitated excitement
D)  Delusions of grandeur or persecutionE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

The DSM-5 criteria for brief psychotic disorder indicate that the duration of the disturbance must be less than

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A)  one day.
B)  one week.
C)  one month.
D)  Six months.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is the most common pairing in shared psychotic disorder?

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A)  Mother-daughter
B)  Mother-son
C)  Sister-brother
D)  None of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following is true regarding the ways that drugs affect neurotransmitters?

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A)  A drug that is an agonist occupies the receptor sites, blocking the neurotransmitter.
B)  A drug that is an antagonist helps increase the release of the neurotransmitter.
C)  Both a and b
D)  Neither a nor bE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

According to statistical data the prevalence of schizophrenia is about ____ percent.

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A)  0.01
B)  1
C)  5
D)  10E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Callie has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder.This means that in addition to schizophrenica symptoms,she also has symptoms of

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A)  an anxiety disorder.
B)  a mood disorder.
C)  a split personality.
D)  obsessive-compulsive disorder.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Which of the following is the persecutory type of psychotic delusion?

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A)  A familiar person is actually a double.
B)  You are a famous or important person.
C)  People are out to get you.
D)  A body part has changed in some impossible way.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Since the latter half of the 20th century,the policy of deinstitutionalization (time-limited hospital stays for psychotic patients) has resulted in

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A)  more patients remaining hospitalized.
B)  former patients becoming productive members of the community.
C)  many former patients becoming homeless.
D)  greater patient compliance regarding medication.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

If an individual is diagnosed as psychotic,it usually means that the person has

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A)  hallucinations.
B)  delusions.
C)  both of these
D)  neither of theseE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Based on the various genetic linkage and association studies,one possible "marker" for schizophrenia involves

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A)  eye-tracking.
B)  dopamine sites.
C)  unusual facial features.
D)  blood type.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 20

The 1970s experiment in which behavioral (or social learning) principles were applied to a traditional inpatient environment in the form of a token economy resulted in

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A)  more patients able to be discharged.
B)  fewer patients able to be discharged.
C)  more patients recovering from schizophrenia.
D)  fewer patients recovering from schizophrenia.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is the persecutory type of psychotic delusion?

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Since the latter half of the 20th century,the policy of deinstitutionalization (time-limited hospital stays for psychotic patients) has resulted in

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Which of the following is true regarding the ways that drugs affect neurotransmitters?

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Regarding cultural differences in expressed emotion,which is thought to be positively correlated with schizophrenia,research has found that ________ families have the highest percentage of expressed emotion.

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Which of the following is the part of Kraepelin's definition of paranoia?

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If an individual is diagnosed as psychotic,it usually means that the person has

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Callie has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder.This means that in addition to schizophrenica symptoms,she also has symptoms of

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The DSM-5 criteria for brief psychotic disorder indicate that the duration of the disturbance must be less than

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Schizophrenia appears to be more frequently diagnosed in minorities in a number of countries.An explanation for this is:

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Which of the following is the definition of dementia praecox?

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In the 1800s,physicians studying the disorder we now call schizophrenia used the term ________ because they observed that the onset of symptoms often occurred before adulthood.

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Which of the following is the definition for hebephrenia?

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

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Explore the concept of psychosocial interventions for schizophrenia.Discuss the goals and effectiveness of these treatment programs.

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According to statistical data the prevalence of schizophrenia is about ____ percent.

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Which of the following is the most common pairing in shared psychotic disorder?

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The 1970s experiment in which behavioral (or social learning) principles were applied to a traditional inpatient environment in the form of a token economy resulted in

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Given the research on schizophrenia involving the offspring of twins,all of the following are accurate statements that

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Based on the various genetic linkage and association studies,one possible "marker" for schizophrenia involves

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Which of the following is the persecutory type of psychotic delusion?

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Since the latter half of the 20th century,the policy of deinstitutionalization (time-limited hospital stays for psychotic patients) has resulted in

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Which of the following is true regarding the ways that drugs affect neurotransmitters?

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Regarding cultural differences in expressed emotion,which is thought to be positively correlated with schizophrenia,research has found that ________ families have the highest percentage of expressed emotion.

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Which of the following is the part of Kraepelin's definition of paranoia?

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If an individual is diagnosed as psychotic,it usually means that the person has

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Callie has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder.This means that in addition to schizophrenica symptoms,she also has symptoms of

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The DSM-5 criteria for brief psychotic disorder indicate that the duration of the disturbance must be less than

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Schizophrenia appears to be more frequently diagnosed in minorities in a number of countries.An explanation for this is:

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Which of the following is the definition for hebephrenia?

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According to statistical data the prevalence of schizophrenia is about ____ percent.

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