Schizophrenia CH12

Which of the following is accurate in regard to the long-term outlook for patients with schizophrenia?

a.

Complete recovery from schizophrenia is rare.

b.

Recovery is possible only if the patient receives individual psychotherapy.

c.

Recovery is possible only if the person stays on medication.

d.

About 50 percent of people diagnosed with the disorder eventually recover.

a.

Complete recovery from schizophrenia is rare.

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

a.

distinguished dementia praecox (schizophrenia) from manic-depressive illness

b.

conceptualized a treatment for patients with schizophrenia that is still being used today.

c.

noted that hallucinations, delusions, and negativism were symptoms of dementia praecox (schizophrenia)

d.

combined several symptoms of insanity (catatonia, paranoia, hebephrenia) that had usually been viewed as reflecting separate and distinct disorders.

b.

conceptualized a treatment for patients with schizophrenia that is still being used today.

Antoinette believes that her brother is not really her brother and that he has, in fact, been replaced by a double.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

a.

dementia

b.

mania

c.

paranoid schizophrenia

d.

Capgras syndrome

d.

Capgras syndrome

Research using brain imaging techniques has localized auditory hallucinations in the part of the brain called ________.

a.

Broca's area

b.

Wernicke's area

c.

the thalamus

d.

the anterior cingulate cortex

a.

Broca's area

Results of research showing that auditory hallucinations are localized in the expressive speech area of the brain suggest that ________.

a.

people who are hallucinating think the voices of other people are actually their own voice

b.

a person who is hallucinating is actually listening to his/her own thoughts

c.

these hallucinations are related to the disorganized speech that occurs in schizophrenia

d.

these hallucinations are produced by the auditory nerve in the ear as well as the speech area of the brain

b.

a person who is hallucinating is actually listening to his/her own thoughts

The negative symptom of schizophrenia called anhedonia is defined as ________.

a.

lack of emotional response and blank facial expression

b.

inability to experience pleasure

c.

lack of speech content and/or slowed speech response

d.

inability to initiate and persist in activities

b.

inability to experience pleasure

A research study involving adults with schizophrenia looked at their facial expressions in home movies taken when they were children. The researchers were trying to determine if the development of schizophrenia could be predicted by facial expressions showing limited emotional reactions. This research study focused on the negative symptom called ________.

a.

avolition

b.

alogia

c.

associative splitting

d.

affective flattening

d.

affective flattening

Callie has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. This means that in addition to schizophrenic symptoms, she also has symptoms of​ ________.

a.

obsessive-compulsive disorder

b.

a mood disorder

c.

an anxiety disorder

d.

dissociative identity disorder (DID)

b.

a mood disorder

Which of the following typifies the grandiose type of delusional disorder?

a.

Believing that the government is spying on you

b.

Believing that you are actually Zeus, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

c.

Believing that your spouse or partner is being sexually unfaithful to you "with everyone"

d.

Believing that all of your classmates are "out to get" you

b.

Believing that you are actually Zeus, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding statistical data on schizophrenia

a.

Lifetime prevalence rate is about 1 percent

b.

Life expectancy is less than average due to suicides and accidents

c.

Men with schizophrenia have a better prognosis than women with schizophrenia

d.

Women generally develop schizophrenia later in life as compared to men

c.

Men with schizophrenia have a better prognosis than women with schizophrenia

In the 1930's, ________ was used to treat schizophrenia; however, it is now used primarily to treat severe depression.

a.

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

b.

insulin coma therapy

c.

prefrontal lobotomy

d.

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

a.

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

Irina has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Last week, Irina tweeted that she has a plan to end poverty and homelessness in the world and that the Pope has given her secret instructions on how to make this happen. These comments are likely _______.

a.

a delusion of persecution

b.

a type of cognitive dissonance

c.

Type 2 thinking (e.g., displacement or reaction formation)

d.

a delusion of grandeur

d.

a delusion of grandeur

Findings from a variety of genetic studies (e.g., linkage and association studies) suggest that one possible "marker" for developing schizophrenia involves ________.

a.

atypical facial features such as a smooth philtrum (area above lip/below nose) and thin vermilion (upper lip)

b.

eye-tracking dysfunction

c.

having an AB-negative blood type

d.

density of serotonin receptors in the nucleus accumbens

b.

eye-tracking dysfunction

Extrapyramidal symptoms are serious side effects of antipsychotic medications that occur in some individuals with schizophrenia. These side effects are similar to the symptoms seen in individuals who have been diagnosed with ________.

a.

Parkinson's disease

b.

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

c.

Alzheimer's disease

d.

multiple sclerosis (MS)

a.

Parkinson's disease

Which of the following children has the LOWEST risk of developing schizophrenia?

a.

Bobby, whose schizophrenic parent has a non-schizophrenic identical (monozygotic) twin

b.

Ricky, whose schizophrenic parent has a non-schizophrenic fraternal (dizygotic) twin

c.

Ronnie, whose non-schizophrenic parent has a schizophrenic identical (monozygotic) twin

d.

Mikey, whose non-schizophrenic parent has a schizophrenic fraternal (dizygotic) twin)

d.

Mikey, whose non-schizophrenic parent has a schizophrenic fraternal (dizygotic) twin