Question 1

Which of the following drugs can cause psychotic symptoms in those who do not have schizophrenia and can exacerbate such symptoms in those who do?

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A)  marijuana
B)  PCP
C)  cocaine
D)  LSDE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following describes a delusion of grandeur?

Accepted Answer

A)  A familiar person is actually a double.
B)  The person believes they are a famous or important person.
C)  People are out to get you.
D)  A body part has changed in some impossible way.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following neurotransmitters has recently been linked to schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  glutamate
B)  glycine
C)  GABA
D)  serotoninE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Schizophrenia appears to be more frequently diagnosed in minorities in a number of countries.An explanation for this is that

Accepted Answer

A)  people from devalued ethnic minority groups may be victims of bias and stereotyping.
B)  it may be the result of misdiagnosis.
C)  levels of stress are associated with stigma and isolation.
D)  all of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is the definition of catatonia?

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A)  silly and immature behaviour
B)  early madness
C)  immobility or agitated excitement
D)  delusions of grandeur or persecutionE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Eugen Bleuler's concept of schizophrenia as an 'associative splitting' of the basic functions of personality led to the incorrect use of the term to mean

Accepted Answer

A)  a fugue state.
B)  multiple personality.
C)  cognitive slippage.
D)  folie à deux.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

What is the generic name of the antipsychotic medication Risperdal?

Accepted Answer

A)  haloperidol
B)  chlorpromazine
C)  clozapine
D)  risperidoneE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Current research suggests that

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A)  environmental stress may trigger schizophrenia.
B)  genes cause schizophrenia.
C)  genes carried by a foetus may make it vulnerable to schizophrenia.
D)  all of theseE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Discuss the psychotic disorders that can be diagnosed other than schizophrenia.

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Question 10

In the late 1800s, the German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin made all of the following contributions to our knowledge of schizophrenia EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  distinguishing dementia praecox (schizophrenia)  from manic-depressive illness.
B)  noting that hallucinations, delusions and negativism were symptoms of dementia praecox (schizophrenia) .
C)  combining several symptoms of insanity (catatonia, paranoia, hebephrenia)  that had usually been viewed as reflecting separate and distinct disorders.
D)  conceptualising a treatment for schizophrenic patients that is still being used today.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

With regard to cultural differences in 'expressed emotion', which is thought to be positively correlated with schizophrenia, research has found that _________ families have the highest percentage of expressed emotion.

Accepted Answer

A)  Indian
B)  Mexican
C)  British
D)  Anglo-AmericanE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

With regard to research on schizophrenia involving the offspring of twins, all of the following are accurate statements EXCEPT

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A)  the child of a schizophrenic identical twin has the same risk (17%)  of having the disorder as the child of the non-schizophrenic identical twin.
B)  the child of a non-schizophrenic fraternal twin has about a 2% risk of having the disorder.
C)  a mentally healthy individual with a schizophrenic parent cannot pass on a genetic predisposition for the disorder to his or her offspring.
D)  an individual can be free from schizophrenia but still be a 'carrier'.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT one of the typical minor side effects of antipsychotic medications?

Accepted Answer

A)  grogginess
B)  blurred vision
C)  headaches
D)  dryness of the mouthE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Martha, a hospitalised schizophrenic patient, shows an unusual form of catatonia.If someone moves one of her arms or legs into a different position, it just stays that way.Martha's bizarre behaviour is called

Accepted Answer

A)  postural dysfunction.
B)  aerobic mobility.
C)  waxy flexibility.
D)  schizophrenic movement disorder.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Since the latter half of the twentieth century, the policy of deinstitutionalisation (time-limited hospital stays for psychotic patients)  has resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  more patients remaining hospitalised.
B)  former patients becoming productive members of the community.
C)  many former patients becoming homeless.
D)  greater patient compliance regarding medication.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Influenza infection during the second trimester of pregnancy has been linked to

Accepted Answer

A)  the mother developing schizophrenia.
B)  the child developing schizophrenia.
C)  both of the above
D)  neither of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Recent research into the causes of schizophrenia, including studies of schizophrenic patients who had been exposed prenatally to influenza, suggests that there might be a __________________ cause of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A)  viral
B)  bacterial
C)  parasitic
D)  metabolicE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

The familial communication style called expressed emotion (EE) , sometimes used to predict relapse rates in schizophrenic patients, includes all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional over-involvement.
B)  criticism.
C)  emotional distance.
D)  hostility.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Mpho has displayed a number of schizophrenic symptoms.An obvious one is his lack of speech content manifested in nonsensical ramblings and slowed speech response.This symptom is called

Accepted Answer

A)  anhedonia.
B)  avolition.
C)  clanging.
D)  alogia.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 20

The negative schizophrenic symptom called avolition is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  inability to initiate or persist in activities.
B)  inability to experience pleasure.
C)  lack of emotional response, blank facial expression.
D)  lack of speech content and/or slowed speech response.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Exam 13: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Eugen Bleuler's concept of schizophrenia as an 'associative splitting' of the basic functions of personality led to the incorrect use of the term to mean

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Which of the following is the definition of catatonia?

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The negative schizophrenic symptom called avolition is defined as

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Which of the following describes a delusion of grandeur?

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The familial communication style called expressed emotion (EE) , sometimes used to predict relapse rates in schizophrenic patients, includes all of the following EXCEPT

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Mpho has displayed a number of schizophrenic symptoms.An obvious one is his lack of speech content manifested in nonsensical ramblings and slowed speech response.This symptom is called

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With regard to research on schizophrenia involving the offspring of twins, all of the following are accurate statements EXCEPT

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Influenza infection during the second trimester of pregnancy has been linked to

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Which of the following is NOT one of the typical minor side effects of antipsychotic medications?

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With regard to cultural differences in 'expressed emotion', which is thought to be positively correlated with schizophrenia, research has found that _________ families have the highest percentage of expressed emotion.

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Which of the following neurotransmitters has recently been linked to schizophrenia?

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Recent research into the causes of schizophrenia, including studies of schizophrenic patients who had been exposed prenatally to influenza, suggests that there might be a __________________ cause of schizophrenia.

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Since the latter half of the twentieth century, the policy of deinstitutionalisation (time-limited hospital stays for psychotic patients) has resulted in

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What is the generic name of the antipsychotic medication Risperdal?

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Martha, a hospitalised schizophrenic patient, shows an unusual form of catatonia.If someone moves one of her arms or legs into a different position, it just stays that way.Martha's bizarre behaviour is called

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Discuss the psychotic disorders that can be diagnosed other than schizophrenia.

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Current research suggests that

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Which of the following drugs can cause psychotic symptoms in those who do not have schizophrenia and can exacerbate such symptoms in those who do?

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In the late 1800s, the German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin made all of the following contributions to our knowledge of schizophrenia EXCEPT

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