University of California, San Diego

PSYC 124

Chapter 8

1)In disorganized speech derailment refers to:

2.            The core feature of Brief Psychotic Disorder is the sudden onset of at least          of the main psychotic symptoms and being associated with emotional turmoil or overwhelming confusion:

3.            Paranoid delusions may be the result of:

4.            In the UK, the reporting of psychotic symptoms is twice as high in which ethnic minority group, as compared to ethnic white individuals?

5.            The slow deterioration of normal functioning before a diagnosis of schizophrenia is known as the                stage.

6.            Long term studies of schizophrenia have suggested that around               will remit after one or more active stage.

 

7.            Relapse in schizophrenia is relatively common. Which of the following may explain this?

a.            Stressful life events or return to a stressful environment after a period of hospitalization

b.            Non-adherence to medication

c.             Inadequate discharge or aftercare planning

d.            All of the above

8.            Twin studies have indicated that the heritability estimate for schizophrenia is approximately:

9.            For some psychotic symptoms there is less evidence for overriding genetic determination. These include symptoms such as:

10.          An excess of dopamine receptors only seems to be related to the           symptoms associated with schizophrenia.

11.          In schizophrenia, PET scans have demonstrated which of the following?

12.          Ullman & Krasner (1975) argued that the bizarre behaviors of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia developed because they are rewarded by a process of:

13.          According to Fromm-Reichmann, which of the following attributes does a schizophrenogenic mother process?

a.            Rejecting

b.            Distant

c.             Dominating

d.            All of the above

14.          Which of the following statements describes the double-bind hypothesis in schizophrenia?

15.          Which of the following are constructs of expressed emotion in schizophrenia?

a.            High levels of criticism

b.            Hostility

c.             Emotional involvement between key family members

d.            All of the above

16.          After recovery from a first episode, studies have shown that around      sufferers will relapse within the following 5 years.

17.          First-generation antipsychotic drugs were developed from what kind of drugs?

18.          Which of the following are typical symptoms of tardive dyskinesia in schizophrenia?

a.            Limb tremors

b.            Lip-smacking and chin-wagging

c.             Involuntary tics

d.            All of the above

19.          Many individuals with schizophrenia indulge in safety behaviors, such as:

a.            Drinking alcohol

b.            Shouting at their voices to go away

c.             Lying down

d.            All of the above

20.          One of the main aims of assertive outreach treatment is to:

21.          The phenomenon in Schizophrenia, known as ‘downward drift’ means which of the following?

a.            Falling to the bottom of the social ladder

 

b.            Become homeless

c.             Inability to hold down a job

d.            All of the above

22.          Historically, Dementia praecox was a disease first identified by?

23.          In Schizophrenia psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations delusions, disorganized speech and grossly disorganized or catatonic behaviours are known as:

24.          Misinterpretation of perceptions or experiences in Schizophrenia are known as:

25.          In Schizophrenia when an individual believes they are in danger, this is referred to as:

26.          Which of the following refers to when an individual with Schizophrenia believes they are someone fame or power?

27.          In Schizophrenia when an individual believes that messages are being sent directly to him or her, this is referred to as:

28.          Which of the following ways might hallucinations be experienced in Schizophrenia?

a.            Auditory

b.            Olfactory

c.             Gustatory

d.            All of the above

29.          In Schizophrenia, a reality-monitoring deficit refers to which of the following?

30.          Which of the following come under the term disorganized speech in Schizophrenia?

a.            Derailment

b.            Loose associations

c.             Word salads

d.            All of the above

31.          In Schizophrenia, when an individual has disorganized speech the term ‘clanging’ refers to:

32.          ‘Poverty of content’ in Schizophrenia is when:

33.          Catatonic Behaviour in Schizophrenia is characterized by which if the following:

a.            Resisting attempts to be moved 

b.            Maintaining rigid, immobile postures

c.             Decrease in reactivity to the environment

d.            All of the above

34.          Grossly disorganized behavior in Schizophrenia is characterized by which of the following?

a.            Behavior may be childlike and silly and inappropriate for the person’s chronological age

b.            Behavior may be inappropriate to the context

c.             Behavior may be unpredictable and agitated

d.            All of the above

35.          Affective flattening in Schizophrenia is characterized by which of the following:

a.            Expressionless and unresponsive facial appearance

b.            Lack of eye contact

c.             Monotonous voice tone

d.            All of the above

36.          In schizophrenia, the term anhedonia refers to?

37.          Paranoid schizophrenia is a sub-type of schizophrenia which is characterized by:

38.          A sub-type of schizophrenia known as catatonic schizophrenia is characterized by:

39.          A sub-type of schizophrenia known as residual type schizophrenia is characterized by:

40.          In the prodromal stage in schizophrenia which of the following symptoms are evident:

a.            Slow withdrawal from normal life and social interaction

b.            Shallow and inappropriate emotions

c.             Deterioration in personal care

d.            All of the above

41.          In the active stage in schizophrenia which of the following symptoms are evident:

a.            Delusions

b.            Disordered speech and communication

c.             Hallucinations

d.            All of the above

 

42.          When blood samples are collected in order to study the inheritance patterns within families that have members diagnosed with schizophrenia. This is known as:

43.          The biochemical theory of schizophrenia known as the Dopamine hypothesis refers to:

44.          Antipsychotic drugs such as the phenothiazines are used to help treat schizophrenia, by:

45.          Amphetamine psychosis results in disturbed behavior patterns by:

46.          According to psychodynamic theories of schizophrenia psychosis is caused by regression to a previous ego state. This is known as:

47.          Individuals with schizophrenia who cannot infer the beliefs, attitudes and intentions of others are said to lack:

48.          In the sociogenic hypothesis of schizophrenia which of the following are factors?

49.          Social labelling in schizophrenia is characterized by which of the following features?

a.            Others will begin to behave differently towards sufferers, and define any deviant behavior as a symptom of schizophrenia

b.            The person who is diagnosed may themselves assume a role as someone who has a disorder, and play that role to the detriment of other – perhaps more adaptive – roles

c.             The individual generates a self-fulfilling prophecy, in which a diagnosis leads to the individual, their family and friends behaving in ways which are likely to maintain pathological symptom

d.            All of the above