Exam 23: Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia

Out of 100 patients with schizophrenia,about how many will not respond to typical neuroleptics?

Catatonic schizophrenia is characterized by periods of wild excitement and immobility.

A common factor in many cases of dissociative identity disorder is childhood abuse.

Schizophrenia is associated with an increased size of the ventricles in the brain.

Type I schizophrenia involves ____ symptoms and has a ____ chance of recovery.

As Laura is preparing for the exam,she keeps in mind that positive symptoms of schizophrenia refer to ____,while negative symptoms refer to ____.

Lyle is depressed because he ties his worth into what others think of him.Given the research described in the textbook,what type of personality is Lyle likely to have?

Steve has been diagnosed as suffering from Type I schizophrenia; Ryan received the diagnosis of Type II schizophrenia.Which of these patients has the better chance of recovery?

Beck's treatment of depression is based on the idea that depression is related to serotonin.

In the study on the effects of exercise on depression,which of the following was not a level of treatment?

One commonly used drug treatment for bipolar depression is:

Hank suffers from a prolonged and disturbed emotional state.He could be diagnosed as having a(n):

Explain how lower autonomic arousal can contribute to behaviors typically seen in psychopaths.

People with psychopathy,like Jeffrey Dahmer and Dennis Rader,are incapable of loving their family members.

Research studying antisocial personality disorder has identified that there may be an abnormality in the _______ of people diagnosed with this problem.

A schizophrenic individual has taken phenothiazines for a long period of time and has developed tardive dyskinesia.This side effect is manifested by:

The case of singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow illustrates that ____ can affect anyone,regardless of fame or talent.

A person with a personality disorder who is sometimes referred to as a psychopath can be diagnosed with:

A common psychosocial factor seen in antisocial personality disorder is:

Confused speech,bizarre ideas,and childish behavior are all symptoms of: