Chapter 10-psych 5-Kremer

During the initiation of the Siberian shaman Sereptie he went through challenging experiences which Western-psychiatry would call ____ and Indigenous people would call_____.

Hallucinations; visions

Which of the following are positive symptoms of schizophrenia

• disorganized thinking

• Delusions

The two scenarios at the beginning of the chapter suggests that

Culture can play a critical role in the manifestation of psychological symptoms.

True or False, It is better to speak of schizophrenia in the plural rather then the singular

True

True or False, Psychiatry offers satisfactory explanations of schizophrenia

False

True or False, There is a sufficient evidence that schizophrenia is a brain disease.

False

True or False, Individuals who have never taken antipsychotics have the best prognosis

True

When John Nash took the newspaper and decoded messages in news stories as part of the top secret work for the pentagon this was

Delusional thinking

True or False The diagnostic definition of what schizophrenia is varies

True

True or False Indigenous societies cannot distinguish between shamanic illness and schizophrenic severe psychological suffering

False

True or False, schizophrenia is an expression of capacities that have been evolutionarily beneficial in indigenous societies

True

True or False, Long-term use of antipsychotics carries little risk.

False

Which of the following is NOT a theme in the history of the field of “abnormal psychology” and understanding severe psychological suffering?

Folly

Which of the following have notably higher recovery rates?

Non-western countries that have not fully modernized or industrialized.

True or False, Shamans are the fantasies of a particular cultural imagination.

False

The two scenarios at the beginning of the chapter suggests that

NOT cultural processes determine psychophysiological outcomes.

True or False, Disorganized behavior is one of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

False

Which of the following is NOT part of the schizophrenia spectrum according to the DSM-5

Borderline personality disorder

One of the standard assumptions in Western psychiatry is the schizophrenia is

A degenerative brain disease

Erasmus of Rotterdam claimed that madness or folly is necessary to reach

NOT visionary states