Question 1

During the 1990s,a new type of antipsychotic medication became available to treat patients with schizophrenia who were not helped by conventional antipsychotic medications or who had developed unpleasant side effects.These new antipsychotic medications include all of the following

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A)  Thorazine (chlorpromazine) .
B)  Clozaril (clozapine) .
C)  Risperdal (risperidone) .
D)  Zyprexa (olanzapine) .E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

One explanation for the differences between the Genain sisters in their experience of schizophrenia is

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A)  The deterioration of the uteral envionrment
B)  De novo mutations in the fertilized egg or germ cells
C)  Birth order
D)  Being raised in different householdsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Manuella would respond coolly when her daughter embraced her,but when the child tried to pull away Manuella would say,"Don't you love me anymore?" This is an example of

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A)  a schizophrenogenic mother.
B)  double-bind communication.
C)  expressed emotion.
D)  none of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following is the definition of catatonia?

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A)  Silly and immature behavior
B)  Early madness
C)  Immobility or agitated excitement
D)  Delusions of grandeur or persecutionE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 5

What is the evidence for structural damage in the brains of patients with schizophrenia?

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A)  All patients with schizophrenia have smaller ventricles in their brains.
B)  In some patients with schizophrenia, there is an excess amount of "gray matter" in the cerebral cortex.
C)  The majority of patients with schizophrenia have enlarged ventricles in their brains.
D)  Many patients with schizophrenia have increased activity in the frontal lobes of the brain.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)  Recent research demonstrated that many people are helped by antipsychotic drugs.
B)  Resent research indicates that many people no longer experience unpleasant side effects.
C)  Recent research found that second-generation antipsychotic meds were no more effective than the older drugs.
D)  Recent research found that second-generation antipsychotic meds were better tolerated than the older drugs.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 7

A token economy is an incentive system in which hospitalized patients with schizophrenia

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A)  earn "tokens" for appropriate behavior.
B)  lose "tokens" for disruptive behavior.
C)  both of these
D)  neither of theseE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

At various times,individuals have been arrested for stalking celebrities who they believed were in love with them.This condition is called a(n) ________ delusion.

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A)  jealous
B)  erotomanic
C)  somatic
D)  persecutoryE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

In the latter half of the 20th century,the routine institutionalization of patients with schizophrenia was significantly reduced because of

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A)  the effectiveness of antipsychotic medications.
B)  court rulings limiting involuntary hospitalization.
C)  both a and b
D)  neither a nor bE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

The term schizophrenia was introduced about 1908 by a Swiss psychiatrist named

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A)  Emil Kraepelin.
B)  Sigmund Freud.
C)  Eugen Bleuler.
D)  Phillipe Pinel.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

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 _______________ syndrome.

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A)  Capgras
B)  Cotard
C)  Barlow
D)  DurandE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Consuela believes that she is the wicked stepmother and her daughter Carmella believes she is Cinderella.It appears that the two are suffering from

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A)  schizoaffective disorder.
B)  shizotypal disorder.
C)  schizophreniform disorder.
D)  folie à deux.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Recent and highly sophisticated research focusing on neurochemical abnormalities as the cause of schizophrenia involves all of the following

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A)  deficiency in the stimulation of prefrontal dopamine D1 receptors.
B)  excessive stimulation of striatal dopamine D2 receptors.
C)  alterations in prefrontal activity involving glutamate transmissions.
D)  changes in temporal lobe function associated with serotonin receptor activity.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following describes a delusion of grandeur?

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

Question 15

Psychosocial "clubs" or "clubhouses" for patients with schizophrenia have been formed as a part of some rehabilitation programs.Research indicates that participation in these clubs may help prevent relapses.However,it is difficult to interpret the improvement in these patients because

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A)  some patients are on medication and some aren't.
B)  only the most psychotic patients participate.
C)  patients who participate may be significantly different from those who don't.
D)  a significant number of patients drop out before completing the program.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Social skills training programs for patients with schizophrenia have been

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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) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Discuss treatment of the mentally ill from a historical perspective.Include "shock therapies," psychosurgical procedures,and antipsychotic medications.

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Question 18

Which of the following statements contradicts the dopamine theory of schizophrenia?

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A)  Many people with schizophrenia are not helped by dopamine antagonists.
B)  Clozapine, one of the weakest dopamine antagonists, reduces schizophrenic symptoms in those patients who were not helped by stronger dopamine antagonists.
C)  Both of these statements contradict the dopamine theory of schizophrenia
D)  Neither of these statements contradicts the dopamine theory of schizophreniaE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following psychotic delusions defines Capgras syndrome?

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A)  A familiar person is actually a double.
B)  You 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) C) and D)

Question 20

Mr.S is experiencing anhedonia,alogia,and episodes of catatonic immobility.What type of symptoms of schizophrenia is he struggling with?

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A)  Positive
B)  Negative
C)  disorganized
D)  combinedE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

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Social skills training programs for patients with schizophrenia have been

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Recent and highly sophisticated research focusing on neurochemical abnormalities as the cause of schizophrenia involves all of the following

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