Question 1

A person with schizophrenia displaying flattened affect

Accepted Answer

A) withdraws socially. 
B) does not express emotion. 
C) does not experience physiological arousal. 
D) laughs at inappropriate moments. 
E) experiences only sadness but not other emotions 
A) withdraws socially. 
B) does not express emotion. 
C) does not experience physiological arousal. 
D) laughs at inappropriate moments. 
E) experiences only sadness but not other emotions B

Question 2

Initial observations of promethazine and chlorpromazine in psychiatric patients suggested that the drugs might be most helpful in patients with:

Accepted Answer

A) mood disorders,agitation,and mania. 
B) attenuated forms of psychosis. 
C) paranoid personality disorder. 
D) schizoid personality disorder 
E) anorexia nervosa. 
A) mood disorders,agitation,and mania. 
B) attenuated forms of psychosis. 
C) paranoid personality disorder. 
D) schizoid personality disorder 
E) anorexia nervosa. A

Question 3

The best description of anhedonia is

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A) poor concentration for an extended period of time. 
B) the inability to experience pleasure. 
C) impoverished emotional expression. 
D) lack of drive or initiative. 
E) excess pleasure 
A) poor concentration for an extended period of time. 
B) the inability to experience pleasure. 
C) impoverished emotional expression. 
D) lack of drive or initiative. 
E) excess pleasure B

Question 4

Bleuler,in his early descriptions of schizophrenia,gave great emphasis on

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A) disorganized speech and thought disorder. 
B) visual hallucinations. 
C) delusions. 
D) hallucinations. 
E) delusions of grandeur. 
A) disorganized speech and thought disorder. 
B) visual hallucinations. 
C) delusions. 
D) hallucinations. 
E) delusions of grandeur.

Question 5

Identify the best practice in terms of treatment of schizophrenia.In your answer,choose three of the following treatment components: pharmacotherapy;CBT,cognitive remediation;social skills training;family therapy;early intervention.Back up your recommendations using research findings on the effectiveness and what aspects of the disorder are improved.

Accepted Answer

Best practice in treating schizophrenia

Question 6

There is evidence that exposure to the flu virus during the first 2 weeks of pregnancy is associated with increased risk of schizophrenia in the mother's child later in life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Research examining the eye movements of people with schizophrenia has found

Accepted Answer

A) eye movements that mirror visual hallucinations. 
B) they generally tend to stare vacantly at most objects. 
C) their eye movements tend to be more erratic. 
D) they are able to keep slow moving targets in focus,but are unable to rapidly shift their eyes. 
E) few differences exist between the eye movements of people with schizophrenia compared to those without the disorder. 
A) eye movements that mirror visual hallucinations. 
B) they generally tend to stare vacantly at most objects. 
C) their eye movements tend to be more erratic. 
D) they are able to keep slow moving targets in focus,but are unable to rapidly shift their eyes. 
E) few differences exist between the eye movements of people with schizophrenia compared to those without the disorder.

Question 8

The endophenotype for schizophrenia refers to the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) presence of one or more vulnerability markers (biological,behavioural,subjective,symptomatic)for schizophrenia 
B) person who will develop schizophrenia but has not yet demonstrated outward manifestations of the disorder 
C) person who has internal but not outward manifestations of schizophrenia 
D) the presence of reliable genetic markers in asymptomatic persons 
E) the presence of reliable bio-behavioral markers in asymptomatic persons 
A) presence of one or more vulnerability markers (biological,behavioural,subjective,symptomatic)for schizophrenia 
B) person who will develop schizophrenia but has not yet demonstrated outward manifestations of the disorder 
C) person who has internal but not outward manifestations of schizophrenia 
D) the presence of reliable genetic markers in asymptomatic persons 
E) the presence of reliable bio-behavioral markers in asymptomatic persons

Question 9

For Carl Jung,there was a universal connection between schizophrenia and the ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) collective preconscious 
B) unconscious 
C) collective unconscious 
D) subconscious 
E) collective consciousness 
A) collective preconscious 
B) unconscious 
C) collective unconscious 
D) subconscious 
E) collective consciousness

Question 10

The vulnerability-stress perspective purports that

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A) individuals who undergo a lot of stress and difficulty become more vulnerable to developing schizophrenia. 
B) individuals with poor coping skills tend to react negatively to stress. 
C) certain people are vulnerable to schizophrenia,and symptoms generally develop after exposure to stress. 
D) individuals who are genetically susceptible to schizophrenia are better able to handle severe stress. 
E) people with schizophrenia are more vulnerable to life stressor than are others. 
A) individuals who undergo a lot of stress and difficulty become more vulnerable to developing schizophrenia. 
B) individuals with poor coping skills tend to react negatively to stress. 
C) certain people are vulnerable to schizophrenia,and symptoms generally develop after exposure to stress. 
D) individuals who are genetically susceptible to schizophrenia are better able to handle severe stress. 
E) people with schizophrenia are more vulnerable to life stressor than are others.

Question 11

Addington's work on early identification and intervention in schizophrenia finds

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A) the prodromal phase often includes becoming withdrawn and suspicious. 
B) there are no reliable methods to identify individuals at high risk. 
C) early intervention normalizes symptoms,functioning,and quality of life. 
D) most high risk individuals who do not convert to psychosis have normal functioning. 
E) early intervention has no impact on symptoms,but normalizes functioning. 
A) the prodromal phase often includes becoming withdrawn and suspicious. 
B) there are no reliable methods to identify individuals at high risk. 
C) early intervention normalizes symptoms,functioning,and quality of life. 
D) most high risk individuals who do not convert to psychosis have normal functioning. 
E) early intervention has no impact on symptoms,but normalizes functioning.

Question 12

Research on expressed emotion indicates that people with schizophrenia are most likely to suffer a relapse if

Accepted Answer

A) family members are critical and overinvolved. 
B) family members ignore them and fail to provide support. 
C) society labels them and rejects them. 
D) family and peers are unable to see past their illness. 
E) family members are critical and uninvolved. 
A) family members are critical and overinvolved. 
B) family members ignore them and fail to provide support. 
C) society labels them and rejects them. 
D) family and peers are unable to see past their illness. 
E) family members are critical and uninvolved.

Question 13

Recent research shows that by age 16,nearly a third of individuals who go on to develop psychotic disorder have ___________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

A) motor difficulties;at least one positive symptom reported by a teacher 
B) speech and language delays;at least one positive symptom self-reported 
C) motor difficulties;deficient IQ 
D) family interaction problems;deficient IQ 
E) speech and language difficulties;at least one positive symptom parent-reported 
A) motor difficulties;at least one positive symptom reported by a teacher 
B) speech and language delays;at least one positive symptom self-reported 
C) motor difficulties;deficient IQ 
D) family interaction problems;deficient IQ 
E) speech and language difficulties;at least one positive symptom parent-reported

Question 14

Research shows that the symptom-based subtypes (e.g. ,paranoid,catatonic)have low reliability and uncertain validity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Stress plays a major role,both in the development of schizophrenia and in the severity of symptoms.Briefly describe the role of family interactions in risk for schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

Stressors in various areas affect the de

Question 16

According to psychologist Neil Rector,________________ is critical for the success of therapy for schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) high motivation 
B) regular attendance 
C) low paranoia 
D) the absence of a childhood history of mental illness 
E) a trusting and collaborative therapeutic alliance 
A) high motivation 
B) regular attendance 
C) low paranoia 
D) the absence of a childhood history of mental illness 
E) a trusting and collaborative therapeutic alliance

Question 17

Devon often sits with one foot behind his head for extended periods of time until a nurse moves it,and then does not move again.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) alogia. 
B) echopraxia. 
C) catatonic posturing. 
D) affective flattening. 
E) waxy flexibility. 
A) alogia. 
B) echopraxia. 
C) catatonic posturing. 
D) affective flattening. 
E) waxy flexibility.

Question 18

Family intervention studies have shown similar outcomes when comparing the effectiveness of family therapy,social skills training,and medication treatments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The performance of individuals with schizophrenia on a test called the Continuous Performance Test suggests,on average,:

Accepted Answer

A) that they are superior in cognitive functioning to healthy controls and depressed people. 
B) that they have difficulty with long-term memory. 
C) that they have difficulty delaying reinforcement. 
D) that there is a large hereditary component to the disorder. 
E) that they experience impairment in attention and working memory. 
A) that they are superior in cognitive functioning to healthy controls and depressed people. 
B) that they have difficulty with long-term memory. 
C) that they have difficulty delaying reinforcement. 
D) that there is a large hereditary component to the disorder. 
E) that they experience impairment in attention and working memory.

Question 20

Overall,the inconsistent research findings regarding environmental factors in the etiology of schizophrenia support a(n)___________ model,which asserts that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) high-risk;certain factors almost always produce schizophrenia in vulnerable persons 
B) cumulative liability;various environmental stressors accumulate to increase risk 
C) expressed emotion;various negative family interaction patterns play a role 
D) biological environmental;pre- and peri-natal factors interact with genetic factors to increase risk 
E) neuropsychological;various test scores combine to indicate etiology for schizophrenia 
A) high-risk;certain factors almost always produce schizophrenia in vulnerable persons 
B) cumulative liability;various environmental stressors accumulate to increase risk 
C) expressed emotion;various negative family interaction patterns play a role 
D) biological environmental;pre- and peri-natal factors interact with genetic factors to increase risk 
E) neuropsychological;various test scores combine to indicate etiology for schizophrenia

A person with schizophrenia displaying flattened affect

Initial observations of promethazine and chlorpromazine in psychiatric patients suggested that the drugs might be most helpful in patients with:

The best description of anhedonia is

Bleuler,in his early descriptions of schizophrenia,gave great emphasis on

There is evidence that exposure to the flu virus during the first 2 weeks of pregnancy is associated with increased risk of schizophrenia in the mother's child later in life.

Research examining the eye movements of people with schizophrenia has found

The endophenotype for schizophrenia refers to the __________.

For Carl Jung,there was a universal connection between schizophrenia and the ___________.

The vulnerability-stress perspective purports that

Addington's work on early identification and intervention in schizophrenia finds

Research on expressed emotion indicates that people with schizophrenia are most likely to suffer a relapse if

Recent research shows that by age 16,nearly a third of individuals who go on to develop psychotic disorder have _ and .

Research shows that the symptom-based subtypes (e.g. ,paranoid,catatonic)have low reliability and uncertain validity.

Stress plays a major role,both in the development of schizophrenia and in the severity of symptoms.Briefly describe the role of family interactions in risk for schizophrenia.

According to psychologist Neil Rector,________________ is critical for the success of therapy for schizophrenia.

Devon often sits with one foot behind his head for extended periods of time until a nurse moves it,and then does not move again.This is an example of

Family intervention studies have shown similar outcomes when comparing the effectiveness of family therapy,social skills training,and medication treatments.

The performance of individuals with schizophrenia on a test called the Continuous Performance Test suggests,on average,:

Overall,the inconsistent research findings regarding environmental factors in the etiology of schizophrenia support a(n)_ model,which asserts that .

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A person with schizophrenia displaying flattened affect

Initial observations of promethazine and chlorpromazine in psychiatric patients suggested that the drugs might be most helpful in patients with:

The best description of anhedonia is

Bleuler,in his early descriptions of schizophrenia,gave great emphasis on

There is evidence that exposure to the flu virus during the first 2 weeks of pregnancy is associated with increased risk of schizophrenia in the mother's child later in life.

Research examining the eye movements of people with schizophrenia has found

The endophenotype for schizophrenia refers to the __________.

For Carl Jung,there was a universal connection between schizophrenia and the ___________.

The vulnerability-stress perspective purports that

Addington's work on early identification and intervention in schizophrenia finds

Research on expressed emotion indicates that people with schizophrenia are most likely to suffer a relapse if

Recent research shows that by age 16,nearly a third of individuals who go on to develop psychotic disorder have ___________ and __________.

Research shows that the symptom-based subtypes (e.g. ,paranoid,catatonic)have low reliability and uncertain validity.

Stress plays a major role,both in the development of schizophrenia and in the severity of symptoms.Briefly describe the role of family interactions in risk for schizophrenia.

According to psychologist Neil Rector,________________ is critical for the success of therapy for schizophrenia.

Devon often sits with one foot behind his head for extended periods of time until a nurse moves it,and then does not move again.This is an example of

Family intervention studies have shown similar outcomes when comparing the effectiveness of family therapy,social skills training,and medication treatments.

The performance of individuals with schizophrenia on a test called the Continuous Performance Test suggests,on average,:

Overall,the inconsistent research findings regarding environmental factors in the etiology of schizophrenia support a(n)___________ model,which asserts that __________.

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety, obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma -Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorder and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

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Recent research shows that by age 16,nearly a third of individuals who go on to develop psychotic disorder have _ and .

Overall,the inconsistent research findings regarding environmental factors in the etiology of schizophrenia support a(n)_ model,which asserts that .