Multiple choice quiz
CHAPTER 13:
1. Schizophrenia is characterized by:
a) Mood swings and impulsivity
b) Hallucina>ons and delusions
c) Excessive worry and anxiety
d) Memory loss and confusion
2. Psycho>c behavior is characterized by:
a) Hyperac>vity and restlessness
b) Loss of contact with reality and hallucina>ons
c) Mood swings and irritability
d) Excessive sleepiness and fa>gue
3. Which of the following is a posi>ve symptom of schizophrenia?
a) Apathy and lack of mo>va>on
b) Flat affect and social withdrawal
c) Hallucina>ons and delusions
d) Disorganized speech and behavior
4. What is the most common type of hallucina>on in schizophrenia?
a) Visual hallucina>ons
b) Olfactory hallucina>ons
c) Auditory hallucina>ons
d) Tac>le hallucina>ons
5. Nega>ve symptoms of schizophrenia include:
a) Hallucina>ons and delusions
b) Disorganized speech and behavior
c) Apathy and social withdrawal
d) Agita>on and restlessness
6. Which subtype of schizophrenia is characterized by silly and immature emo>onality?
a) Catatonia
b) Hebephrenia
c) Paranoia
d) Disorganized schizophrenia
7. Delusions are best described as:
a) Disturbed thought content and fixed false beliefs
b) Sensory experiences in the absence of sensory input
c) Abnormal emo>onal behavior and demeanor
d) Unusual motor responses and immobility
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,8. Which type of delusion involves the belief that one's spouse is unfaithful?
a) Erotomaniac
b) Grandiose
c) Jealous
d) Persecutory
9. Catatonia is characterized by:
a) Excessive sleepiness and fa>gue
b) Mood swings and irritability
c) Unusual motor responses and immobility
d) Apathy and lack of mo>va>on
10. Substance/medica>on-induced psycho>c disorder is caused by:
a) Inges>on of medica>ons, psychoac>ve drugs, or toxins
b) Gene>c factors and family history
c) Neurobiological abnormali>es in the brain
d) Psychological stress and family interac>ons
11. Schizophreniform disorder involves symptoms similar to schizophrenia but lasts for:
a) Less than one week
b) Less than one month
c) Less than six months
d) Less than one year
12. Schizoaffec>ve disorder is characterized by symptoms of both schizophrenia and:
a) Anxiety disorder
b) Bipolar disorder
c) Borderline personality disorder
d) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
13. Which stage of schizophrenia is a period preceding an acute schizophrenic disturbance?
a) Prodromal stage
b) Residual stage
c) Chronic stage
d) Acute stage
14. What is one of the causes of schizophrenia based on gene>c research?
a) Viral infec>ons during early prenatal development
b) Overac>ve dopamine in the brain
c) High levels of stress and family interac>ons
d) Inheritance of a tendency for schizophrenia
15. Which treatment approach for schizophrenia involves the use of an>psycho>c
medica>on?
a) Psychosocial approaches
b) Illness management and recovery
c) Integra>ve treatment approach
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, d) Medica>on and suppor>ve employment
16. Which of the following is NOT a psychosocial approach
for trea>ng schizophrenia?
a) Behavioral therapy
b) Community care programs
c) Social and living skills training
d) Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
17. The onset of schizophrenia typically occurs during:
a) Childhood
b) Adolescence
c) Early adulthood
d) Late adulthood
18. Which of the following is NOT a subtype of schizophrenia?
a) Paranoid
b) Catatonic
c) Residual
d) Bipolar
19. Brief psycho>c disorder is characterized by symptoms that last for:
a) Less than one day
b) Less than one week
c) Less than one month
d) Less than one year
20. The integra>on of an>psycho>c medica>on, community support, psychoeduca>on, and
employment assistance is known as:
a) Collabora>ve psychopharmacology
b) Asser>ve community treatment
c) Familial psychotherapy
d) Dual-diagnosis treatment
List of answers:
1. b) Hallucina>ons and delusions
2. b) Loss of contact with reality and hallucina>ons
3. c) Hallucina>ons and delusions
4. c) Auditory hallucina>ons
5. c) Apathy and social withdrawal
6. b) Hebephrenia
7. a) Disturbed thought content and fixed false beliefs
8. c) Jealous
9. c) Unusual motor responses and immobility
10. a) Inges>on of medica>ons, psychoac>ve drugs, or toxins
11. c) Less than six months
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CHAPTER 13:
1. Schizophrenia is characterized by:
a) Mood swings and impulsivity
b) Hallucina>ons and delusions
c) Excessive worry and anxiety
d) Memory loss and confusion
2. Psycho>c behavior is characterized by:
a) Hyperac>vity and restlessness
b) Loss of contact with reality and hallucina>ons
c) Mood swings and irritability
d) Excessive sleepiness and fa>gue
3. Which of the following is a posi>ve symptom of schizophrenia?
a) Apathy and lack of mo>va>on
b) Flat affect and social withdrawal
c) Hallucina>ons and delusions
d) Disorganized speech and behavior
4. What is the most common type of hallucina>on in schizophrenia?
a) Visual hallucina>ons
b) Olfactory hallucina>ons
c) Auditory hallucina>ons
d) Tac>le hallucina>ons
5. Nega>ve symptoms of schizophrenia include:
a) Hallucina>ons and delusions
b) Disorganized speech and behavior
c) Apathy and social withdrawal
d) Agita>on and restlessness
6. Which subtype of schizophrenia is characterized by silly and immature emo>onality?
a) Catatonia
b) Hebephrenia
c) Paranoia
d) Disorganized schizophrenia
7. Delusions are best described as:
a) Disturbed thought content and fixed false beliefs
b) Sensory experiences in the absence of sensory input
c) Abnormal emo>onal behavior and demeanor
d) Unusual motor responses and immobility
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,8. Which type of delusion involves the belief that one's spouse is unfaithful?
a) Erotomaniac
b) Grandiose
c) Jealous
d) Persecutory
9. Catatonia is characterized by:
a) Excessive sleepiness and fa>gue
b) Mood swings and irritability
c) Unusual motor responses and immobility
d) Apathy and lack of mo>va>on
10. Substance/medica>on-induced psycho>c disorder is caused by:
a) Inges>on of medica>ons, psychoac>ve drugs, or toxins
b) Gene>c factors and family history
c) Neurobiological abnormali>es in the brain
d) Psychological stress and family interac>ons
11. Schizophreniform disorder involves symptoms similar to schizophrenia but lasts for:
a) Less than one week
b) Less than one month
c) Less than six months
d) Less than one year
12. Schizoaffec>ve disorder is characterized by symptoms of both schizophrenia and:
a) Anxiety disorder
b) Bipolar disorder
c) Borderline personality disorder
d) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
13. Which stage of schizophrenia is a period preceding an acute schizophrenic disturbance?
a) Prodromal stage
b) Residual stage
c) Chronic stage
d) Acute stage
14. What is one of the causes of schizophrenia based on gene>c research?
a) Viral infec>ons during early prenatal development
b) Overac>ve dopamine in the brain
c) High levels of stress and family interac>ons
d) Inheritance of a tendency for schizophrenia
15. Which treatment approach for schizophrenia involves the use of an>psycho>c
medica>on?
a) Psychosocial approaches
b) Illness management and recovery
c) Integra>ve treatment approach
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, d) Medica>on and suppor>ve employment
16. Which of the following is NOT a psychosocial approach
for trea>ng schizophrenia?
a) Behavioral therapy
b) Community care programs
c) Social and living skills training
d) Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
17. The onset of schizophrenia typically occurs during:
a) Childhood
b) Adolescence
c) Early adulthood
d) Late adulthood
18. Which of the following is NOT a subtype of schizophrenia?
a) Paranoid
b) Catatonic
c) Residual
d) Bipolar
19. Brief psycho>c disorder is characterized by symptoms that last for:
a) Less than one day
b) Less than one week
c) Less than one month
d) Less than one year
20. The integra>on of an>psycho>c medica>on, community support, psychoeduca>on, and
employment assistance is known as:
a) Collabora>ve psychopharmacology
b) Asser>ve community treatment
c) Familial psychotherapy
d) Dual-diagnosis treatment
List of answers:
1. b) Hallucina>ons and delusions
2. b) Loss of contact with reality and hallucina>ons
3. c) Hallucina>ons and delusions
4. c) Auditory hallucina>ons
5. c) Apathy and social withdrawal
6. b) Hebephrenia
7. a) Disturbed thought content and fixed false beliefs
8. c) Jealous
9. c) Unusual motor responses and immobility
10. a) Inges>on of medica>ons, psychoac>ve drugs, or toxins
11. c) Less than six months
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