Question 1

If identical twins share ________,their chances of being similarly affected by schizophrenia are dramatically increased.

Accepted Answer

A) adoptive parents 
B) a single placenta 
C) environmental stresses 
D) a culture 
A) adoptive parents 
B) a single placenta 
C) environmental stresses 
D) a culture B

Question 2

Among schizophrenia patients,the fluid-filled areas of the brain are

Accepted Answer

A) abnormally large and the thalamus is abnormally small. 
B) abnormally small and the thalamus is abnormally large. 
C) abnormally small and the thalamus is abnormally small. 
D) abnormally large and the thalamus is abnormally large. 
A) abnormally large and the thalamus is abnormally small. 
B) abnormally small and the thalamus is abnormally large. 
C) abnormally small and the thalamus is abnormally small. 
D) abnormally large and the thalamus is abnormally large. C

Question 3

An adopted child's chances of developing schizophrenia ________ if the biological parents have schizophrenia. The child's chances ________ if the adopted parents have schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) increase; increase 
B) do not increase; do not increase 
C) increase; do not increase 
D) do not increase; increase 
A) increase; increase 
B) do not increase; do not increase 
C) increase; do not increase 
D) do not increase; increase C

Question 4

Schizophrenia is most likely to be characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) disorganized and fragmented thinking. 
B) a lack of guilt feelings. 
C) alternations between extreme hopelessness and unrealistic optimism. 
D) periodic intervals of uncontrollable violence. 
A) disorganized and fragmented thinking. 
B) a lack of guilt feelings. 
C) alternations between extreme hopelessness and unrealistic optimism. 
D) periodic intervals of uncontrollable violence.

Question 5

A reduced level of synchronized neural activity in the frontal lobes has been associated with symptoms of ________ schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) acute 
B) positive 
C) negative 
D) chronic 
A) acute 
B) positive 
C) negative 
D) chronic

Question 6

A PET scan study of people with paranoia found increased activity in the

Accepted Answer

A) hypothalamus. 
B) amygdala. 
C) cerebral cortex. 
D) hippocampus. 
A) hypothalamus. 
B) amygdala. 
C) cerebral cortex. 
D) hippocampus.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true regarding schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) It occurs more frequently in people born in winter and spring months. 
B) It occurs less frequently as infectious disease rates have declined. 
C) It occurs more frequently in lightly populated areas. 
D) It usually appears during adolescence or early adulthood. 
A) It occurs more frequently in people born in winter and spring months. 
B) It occurs less frequently as infectious disease rates have declined. 
C) It occurs more frequently in lightly populated areas. 
D) It usually appears during adolescence or early adulthood.

Question 8

Psychologists are LEAST likely to suggest that ________ contribute(s)to the development of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) neglectful child-rearing practices 
B) prenatal viral infections 
C) dopamine overactivity 
D) shrinkage of cerebral tissue 
A) neglectful child-rearing practices 
B) prenatal viral infections 
C) dopamine overactivity 
D) shrinkage of cerebral tissue

Question 9

Schizophrenia that develops rapidly,seemingly as a reaction to stress,is called ________ schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) chronic 
B) catatonic 
C) acute 
D) process 
A) chronic 
B) catatonic 
C) acute 
D) process

Question 10

Therapeutic drugs that block dopamine receptors are most likely to reduce

Accepted Answer

A) hallucinations. 
B) delusions. 
C) catatonia. 
D) word salad. 
A) hallucinations. 
B) delusions. 
C) catatonia. 
D) word salad.

Question 11

Which of the following best illustrates a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) hallucinations 
B) delusions 
C) social withdrawal 
D) inappropriate rage 
A) hallucinations 
B) delusions 
C) social withdrawal 
D) inappropriate rage

Question 12

Jabar,a 25-year-old auto mechanic,thinks he is Napoleon. He further believes he is being imprisoned against his will in the psychiatric hospital where his relatives have brought him for treatment. Jabar is most likely suffering from ________ schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) catatonic 
B) paranoid 
C) disorganized 
D) residual 
A) catatonic 
B) paranoid 
C) disorganized 
D) residual

Question 13

In which type of disorder is a person's speech likely to be so full of unrelated words and phrases that it could be characterized as a "word salad"?

Accepted Answer

A) major depressive 
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder 
C) schizophrenia 
D) seasonal affective disorder 
A) major depressive 
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder 
C) schizophrenia 
D) seasonal affective disorder

Question 14

Evidence suggests that prenatal viral infections contribute to

Accepted Answer

A) depression. 
B) anxiety. 
C) schizophrenia. 
D) drug abuse. 
A) depression. 
B) anxiety. 
C) schizophrenia. 
D) drug abuse.

Question 15

When schizophrenia is slow to develop,called ________ schizophrenia,recovery is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) reactive; unlikely 
B) process; likely 
C) process; unlikely 
D) reactive; likely 
A) reactive; unlikely 
B) process; likely 
C) process; unlikely 
D) reactive; likely

Question 16

Dopamine overactivity appears to be most clearly related to

Accepted Answer

A) flat affect. 
B) agoraphobia. 
C) hallucinations. 
D) delusions. 
A) flat affect. 
B) agoraphobia. 
C) hallucinations. 
D) delusions.

Question 17

Psychological disorders in which people lose contact with reality and experience irrational ideas and distorted perceptions are known as ________ disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) catatonic 
B) residual 
C) psychotic 
D) paranoid 
A) catatonic 
B) residual 
C) psychotic 
D) paranoid

Question 18

Research on the causes of schizophrenia strongly suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) there is a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia. 
B) almost anybody will develop schizophrenia if exposed to extensive environmental stress. 
C) schizophrenia patients suffer from a deficiency of the neurotransmitter serotonin. 
D) if adopted children's adoptive parents have schizophrenia,they will,too. 
A) there is a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia. 
B) almost anybody will develop schizophrenia if exposed to extensive environmental stress. 
C) schizophrenia patients suffer from a deficiency of the neurotransmitter serotonin. 
D) if adopted children's adoptive parents have schizophrenia,they will,too.

Question 19

Low birth weight is a known risk factor for

Accepted Answer

A) dissociative identity disorder. 
B) major depressive disorder. 
C) obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
D) schizophrenia. 
A) dissociative identity disorder. 
B) major depressive disorder. 
C) obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
D) schizophrenia.

Question 20

Most of the hallucinations of schizophrenia patients involve the sense of

Accepted Answer

A) smell. 
B) vision. 
C) hearing. 
D) touch. 
A) smell. 
B) vision. 
C) hearing. 
D) touch.

Exam 7: The Powers and Perils of Intuition

If identical twins share ________,their chances of being similarly affected by schizophrenia are dramatically increased.

Among schizophrenia patients,the fluid-filled areas of the brain are

An adopted child's chances of developing schizophrenia ________ if the biological parents have schizophrenia. The child's chances ________ if the adopted parents have schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia is most likely to be characterized by

A reduced level of synchronized neural activity in the frontal lobes has been associated with symptoms of ________ schizophrenia.

A PET scan study of people with paranoia found increased activity in the

Which of the following is NOT true regarding schizophrenia?

Psychologists are LEAST likely to suggest that ________ contribute(s)to the development of schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia that develops rapidly,seemingly as a reaction to stress,is called ________ schizophrenia.

Therapeutic drugs that block dopamine receptors are most likely to reduce

Which of the following best illustrates a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

Jabar,a 25-year-old auto mechanic,thinks he is Napoleon. He further believes he is being imprisoned against his will in the psychiatric hospital where his relatives have brought him for treatment. Jabar is most likely suffering from ________ schizophrenia.

In which type of disorder is a person's speech likely to be so full of unrelated words and phrases that it could be characterized as a "word salad"?

Evidence suggests that prenatal viral infections contribute to

When schizophrenia is slow to develop,called ________ schizophrenia,recovery is ________.

Dopamine overactivity appears to be most clearly related to

Psychological disorders in which people lose contact with reality and experience irrational ideas and distorted perceptions are known as ________ disorders.

Research on the causes of schizophrenia strongly suggests that

Low birth weight is a known risk factor for

Most of the hallucinations of schizophrenia patients involve the sense of

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