Question 1

Describe some of the 'positive' and 'negative' symptoms of schizophrenia.Explain what is meant by these terms and how they relate to prognosis and outcome.

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Question 2

Antoinette believes that her brother is not really her brother.He has, in fact, been replaced by a double.This is known as _______________ syndrome.

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A)  Capgras
B)  Cotard's
C)  Barlow's
D)  Durand'sE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

In the textbook case of Fikile, he said that he had a 'secret plan to save all the starving children in the world'.After Fikile showed other bizarre behaviour and also said he was going to climb the fence of a government building, his parents tried to have him admitted to a psychiatric hospital.They were not able to do that because

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A)  he was not considered a danger to himself or others.
B)  he was given medication instead to calm him down.
C)  the hospital staff didn't believe his parents.
D)  his behaviour was due to a substance-abuse problem.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following was the main characteristic of dementia praecox, according to Emil Kraepelin?

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A)  silly and immature behaviour
B)  mental weakness
C)  alternating immobility and agitated excitement
D)  delusions of grandeur or persecutionE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Bleuler described the underlying behaviours of schizophrenia as the destruction of the forces that connect one function to the next.He called this underlying foundation of the disorder

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A)  a fugue state.
B)  split personality.
C)  associative splitting.
D)  folie à deux.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Making the diagnosis of schizophrenia is controversial because

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A)  the symptoms can vary as a function of culture or race.
B)  the symptoms are similar across culture and race.
C)  the symptoms simply reflect biases in the minds of mental health professionals.
D)  the label is derogatory and has no clinical utility.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

What is the generic name of the antipsychotic medication Serenace?

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A)  haloperidol
B)  chlorpromazine
C)  clozapine
D)  risperidoneE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Research studies on the genetic basis of schizophrenia have focused on high-risk individuals including all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  healthy twins of schizophrenic patients.
B)  adopted children of schizophrenic parents.
C)  family members or relatives of schizophrenics.
D)  children adopted by schizophrenic mothers.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Recently, treatment for schizophrenic people has expanded to include self-help and self-advocacy groups.These psychosocial clubs

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A)  provide a person-centred approach.
B)  focus on getting positive experiences through employment opportunities.
C)  friendship and empowerment.
D)  all of the aboveE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following is closely associated with catatonia?

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A)  negative withdrawal
B)  repetitive echolalia
C)  agitation
D)  waxy flexibilityE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Making the diagnosis of schizophrenia is controversial because

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Research studies on the genetic basis of schizophrenia have focused on high-risk individuals including all of the following EXCEPT

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Which of the following was the main characteristic of dementia praecox, according to Emil Kraepelin?

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Which of the following is closely associated with catatonia?

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Recently, treatment for schizophrenic people has expanded to include self-help and self-advocacy groups.These psychosocial clubs

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