Question 1

Which of the following describes a delusion of grandeur?

Accepted Answer

A)   A familiar person is actually a double
B)   One is a famous or important person
C)   People are out to get you
D)   A body part has changed in some impossible wayE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following defines Cotard's syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)   A familiar person is actually a double
B)   One is a famous or important person
C)   People are out to get you
D)   The person believes he is deadE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Mark was diagnosed with schizophrenia many years ago. Most recently, he has been exhibiting some bizarre behaviors. For example, he stands for hours in unusual postures. Mark's motor dysfunction is called __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive slippage
B)   inappropriate affect
C)   catatonic immobility
D)   hebephreniaE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Endophenotyping refers to looking for

Accepted Answer

A)   a gene or genes that cause the symptoms or behaviors of schizophrenia.
B)   basic processes that contribute to symptoms of the disorder.
C)   basic processes that contribute to behaviors of schizophrenia.
D)   all of the above.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Social skills training programs for schizophrenic patients have been

Accepted Answer

A)   very successful.
B)   not at all successful.
C)   somewhat successful while the program is in effect.
D)   only successful when the patient is on medication.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which of the following implements new technology in the treatment of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)   Implementation of a token economy
B)   Creating a virtual reality task
C)   Both of these
D)   Neither of theseE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

What is the generic name of the antipsychotic medication Clozaril?

Accepted Answer

A)   Haloperidol
B)   Chlorpromazine
C)   Clozapine
D)   RisperidoneE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following is the most accurate definition of alogia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Tardive dyskinesia, a severe side effect of antipsychotic medications, includes all of the following involuntary movements EXCEPT ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   involuntary chewing
B)   puffing of the cheeks
C)   tongue protrusion
D)   tooth grindingE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Glutamate
B)   Glycine
C)   GABA
D)   SerotoninE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

When you interview Dr. Kwame, a psychologist in your local health department, he says that one of his clients fell in love with Jennifer Lopez and created stories about how they would run off to the Caribbean and get married. Dr. Kwame is reflecting which category or view of delusions:

Accepted Answer

A)   irrational beliefs.
B)   motivational.
C)   deficit.
D)   cognitive.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Diagram some ways in which medication can work to treat Schizophrenia.

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Question 14

Which of the following statistical data are NOT accurate regarding schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)   The lifetime prevalence rate is 3%.
B)   Life expectancy is less than average due to suicides and accidents.
C)   Men with schizophrenia have a poorer prognosis than women with schizophrenia.
D)   More women than men develop schizophrenia later in life.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)   viral
B)   bacterial
C)   parasitic
D)   metabolicE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Tardive dyskinesia, a condition that can occur in patients who take antipsychotic medications,

Accepted Answer

A)   can result from short-term use.
B)   can result from low doses.
C)   occurs in less than 2% of patients.
D)   may often be irreversible.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

An experimental technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation has been used in some schizophrenic patients to try to

Accepted Answer

A)   block auditory hallucinations.
B)   change delusional content.
C)   both of these are correct.
D)   neither of these is correct.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

How do the delusions in delusional disorder differ from the delusions in paranoid schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)   In delusional disorder, the imagined events could really be happening but there is no evidence that they are happening.
B)   In paranoid schizophrenia, the imagined events have actually happened or are now happening.
C)   In delusional disorder, the imagined events are so bizarre that they could never have happened and never will happen.
D)   There is no difference. Delusions are defined similarly for all conditions.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

A woman diagnosed as schizophrenic announces that she has a plan to end poverty and homelessness in the world and that the Pope has given her secret instructions on how this can be accomplished. Her thinking is indicative of a delusion of .

Accepted Answer

A)   persecution
B)   thought insertion
C)   grandeur
D)   referenceE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Which of the following characterize the disorder known as schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)   Delusions and hallucinations
B)   Inappropriate emotions
C)   Disorganized speech and behavior
D)   All of theseE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Exam 13: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Which of the following is the most accurate definition of alogia?

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Which of the following defines Cotard's syndrome?

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Tardive dyskinesia, a severe side effect of antipsychotic medications, includes all of the following involuntary movements EXCEPT ______________.

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An experimental technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation has been used in some schizophrenic patients to try to

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Social skills training programs for schizophrenic patients have been

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Diagram some ways in which medication can work to treat Schizophrenia.

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When you interview Dr. Kwame, a psychologist in your local health department, he says that one of his clients fell in love with Jennifer Lopez and created stories about how they would run off to the Caribbean and get married. Dr. Kwame is reflecting which category or view of delusions:

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

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Which of the following implements new technology in the treatment of schizophrenia?

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How do the delusions in delusional disorder differ from the delusions in paranoid schizophrenia?

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Which of the following statistical data are NOT accurate regarding schizophrenia?

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Tardive dyskinesia, a condition that can occur in patients who take antipsychotic medications,

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A woman diagnosed as schizophrenic announces that she has a plan to end poverty and homelessness in the world and that the Pope has given her secret instructions on how this can be accomplished. Her thinking is indicative of a delusion of .

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

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Which of the following characterize the disorder known as schizophrenia?

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Endophenotyping refers to looking for

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Mark was diagnosed with schizophrenia many years ago. Most recently, he has been exhibiting some bizarre behaviors. For example, he stands for hours in unusual postures. Mark's motor dysfunction is called __________________.

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Which of the following describes a delusion of grandeur?

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Bleuler described the underlying behaviors 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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What is the generic name of the antipsychotic medication Clozaril?

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