Question 1

Which of the following is not a subtype of schizophrenia? This question is based on the Faces Interactive Paranoid Schizophrenia Module

Accepted Answer

A)  Catatonic Schizophrenia 
B)  Paranoid Schizophrenia 
C)  Disorganized Schizophrenia 
D)  Unspecified Schizophrenia

Question 2

Which of the following terms refers to a belief that has no basis in reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hallucination 
B)  Paranoia 
C)  Loss of reality 
D)  Delusion

Question 3

Thoughts of being controlled by outside forces are described as delusions of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Thoughts of being controlled by outside forces...

Question 4

The subcortical part of the brain involved in cognition and emotion is the _______________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The subcortical part of the brain involved...

Question 5

Summer developed chronic symptoms of schizophrenia at age 22. Thus far her symptoms include disorganized behaviours, thought disruptions, and inappropriate affect. She has been unresponsive to treatment. Which subtype of schizophrenia does Summer most likely have?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disorganized subtype 
B)  Catatonic subtype 
C)  Paranoid subtype 
D)  Residual subtype

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the onset and course of the disorganized subtype of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  An early onset, continuous course, unresponsive to treatment 
B)  A late onset, continuous course, responsive to treatment 
C)  An early onset, inconsistent course, unresponsive to treatment 
D)  A late onset, inconsistent course, responsive to treatment

Question 7

________________ is the inability to tell the difference between what is real and what is unreal.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________________ is the inability to tell the...

Question 8

A visual hallucination occurs when a person hears voices that give him/her commands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is not a side effect of phenothiazines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Akathesis 
B)  Tardive dyskinesia 
C)  Akinesia 
D)  Anterograde amnesia

Question 10

Which of the following is true concerning expressed emotion and relapse in patients with schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Therapists have difficulty changing entrenched communication patterns between the patient with schizophrenia and their primary caregivers, which makes it difficult to reduce the relapse rate 
B)  Blunted affect will elicit more negative expressed emotion than inappropriate affect, which causes a rise in the relapse rate 
C)  Expressed emotion in observed family patterns indicates that negative symptoms are probably learned behaviours, which explains why relapse rates are very high in schizophrenia 
D)  Interventions that reduce expressed emotion in families tend to reduce relapse rate in schizophrenic family members

Question 11

Differentiate between delusions and hallucinations and define the different types. Provide examples of 2 types of delusions and hallucinations that are not given in your text.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Differentiate between delusions and hallucinations and define...

Question 12

An individual who is in a close relationship with someone who is experiencing psychotic features, and then develops similar symptoms, would most likely be diagnosed with which of the following disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shared psychotic disorder 
B)  Schizophrenia 
C)  Brief psychotic disorder 
D)  Schizophreniform disorder

Question 13

What percentage of people with schizophrenia seeks treatment in a mental-health facility or general medical facility in a given year?

Accepted Answer

A)  60 percent 
B)  75 percent 
C)  82 percent 
D)  90 percent

Question 14

When the symptoms of schizophrenia are mixed or there is not a single prominent symptom, the person is labelled as suffering from which of the following subtypes of schizophrenia? This question is based on the Faces Interactive Paranoid Schizophrenia Module

Accepted Answer

A)  Disorganized subtype 
B)  Undifferentiated subtype 
C)  Unspecified subtype 
D)  Catatonic subtype

Question 15

Which of the following treatments for schizophrenia was the precursor to electroconvulsive therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insulin coma therapy 
B)  Epileptic therapy 
C)  Seizure shock therapy 
D)  Psychoconvulsive therapy

Question 16

Which of the following terms refers to an extreme lack of responsiveness to the external world, which is seen in some patients with schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disorganization 
B)  Catatonia 
C)  Disassociation 
D)  Withdrawal

Question 17

A lack of emotional responses is to _____________, as lack of speech is to ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Alogia; avolition 
B)  Avolition; anhedonia 
C)  Flat affect; alogia 
D)  Akathesis; alogia

Question 18

Sebastian believes his neighbour is watching him and waiting for the chance to steal his stamp collection. What type of delusion is Sebastian exhibiting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thought broadcasting delusion 
B)  Delusion of reference 
C)  Persecutory delusion 
D)  Grandiose delusion

Question 19

A healer uses a traditional method that involves a series of rituals designed to transform the meanings of the schizophrenia symptoms and to relieve the pain. What type of model is this healer using?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social support model 
B)  Healer model 
C)  Persuasive model 
D)  Structural model

Question 20

Jack had a paper cut on his finger. His mom kissed his finger gently and said, "This is ridiculous, can't you do anything right?" This is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A double bind 
B)  Inappropriate affect 
C)  Communication deviance 
D)  Expressed emotion

Exam 11: Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders