SCHIZOPHRENIA EXAM 3 CHAPTER 14
(MULTIPLE CHOICE) QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Inappropriate affect, the experiencing of emotions that are unsuited to a situation, is
classified as a ______________ symptom of schizophrenia.
A. neurological
B. negative
C. avolitional
D. positive - ANSWER-positive
The famous clinical theorist _____________ argued that schizophrenia is actually
constructive process in which people try to cure themselves of the confusion and
unhappiness caused by their social environments.
A. R.D. Laing
B. Drew Stauter
C. Emil Kraepelin
D. Stefan Friedmann - ANSWER-R.D. Laing
Which of the following is true of the prevalence of schizophrenia in men and women?
A. Men are usually diagnosed with schizophrenia far more often than women.
B. Men are diagnosed with schizophrenia far more often than men.
C. Equal numbers of men and women receive a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
D. Women tend to have much higher rates of schizophrenia, which is theoretically
related to the higher levels of estrogen in their blood. - ANSWER-Equal numbers of
men and women receive a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
People with ______________ type of schizophrenia have an organized system of
delusions and auditory hallucinations that may guide their lives.
A. disorganized
B. residual
C. paranoid
D. undifferentiated - ANSWER-paranoid
Circumstantial evidence for the ____________ theory comes from the unusually
large number of people with schizophrenia born during the winter.
A. prenatal
B. diathesis-stress
C. viral
D. family pedigree - ANSWER-viral
Which is not a category of schizophrenia symptoms?
A. positive
B. negative
C. psychomotor
D. neuromotor - ANSWER-neuromotor
, The term "schizophrenia" is a combination of the Greek words mean "_________
mind."
A. split
B. void
C. absent
D. wrong - ANSWER-split
The ____________ is the foundation for present biochemical explanations of
schizophrenia.
A. polygenic theory
B. diathesis-stress theory
C. family pedigree theory
D. dopamine hypothesis - ANSWER-dopamine hypothesis
The ___________ phase of schizophrenia involves a lessoning of the active phase.
A. predromal
B. premorbid
C. residual
D. peridromal - ANSWER-residual
The __________ theory suggests that schizophrenia causes its victims to fall from a
higher to lower socioeconomic level or to remain poor because they are unable to
function effectively.
A. labeling
B. social deviance
C. downward drift
D. diathesis-stress - ANSWER-downward drift
Which disorder is characterized by marked symptoms of both schizophrenia and a
mood disorder?
A. schizoaffective disorder
B. schizophreniform disorder
C. brief psychotic disorder
D. shared psychotic disorder - ANSWER-schizoaffective disorder
While the __________ symptoms of schizophrenia respond well to conventional
antipsychotic drugs, the __________ symptoms respond best to atypical
antipsychotic drugs.
A. negative; positive
B. emotional; psychomotor
C. positive; negative
D. linguistic; perceptual - ANSWER-postive; negative
Researchers have found more blood flow in __________ area of the brain, in
patients experiencing auditory hallucinations.
A. Broca's
B. Wernicke's
C. hippocampal
D. hypothalamic - ANSWER-Broca's
(MULTIPLE CHOICE) QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Inappropriate affect, the experiencing of emotions that are unsuited to a situation, is
classified as a ______________ symptom of schizophrenia.
A. neurological
B. negative
C. avolitional
D. positive - ANSWER-positive
The famous clinical theorist _____________ argued that schizophrenia is actually
constructive process in which people try to cure themselves of the confusion and
unhappiness caused by their social environments.
A. R.D. Laing
B. Drew Stauter
C. Emil Kraepelin
D. Stefan Friedmann - ANSWER-R.D. Laing
Which of the following is true of the prevalence of schizophrenia in men and women?
A. Men are usually diagnosed with schizophrenia far more often than women.
B. Men are diagnosed with schizophrenia far more often than men.
C. Equal numbers of men and women receive a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
D. Women tend to have much higher rates of schizophrenia, which is theoretically
related to the higher levels of estrogen in their blood. - ANSWER-Equal numbers of
men and women receive a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
People with ______________ type of schizophrenia have an organized system of
delusions and auditory hallucinations that may guide their lives.
A. disorganized
B. residual
C. paranoid
D. undifferentiated - ANSWER-paranoid
Circumstantial evidence for the ____________ theory comes from the unusually
large number of people with schizophrenia born during the winter.
A. prenatal
B. diathesis-stress
C. viral
D. family pedigree - ANSWER-viral
Which is not a category of schizophrenia symptoms?
A. positive
B. negative
C. psychomotor
D. neuromotor - ANSWER-neuromotor
, The term "schizophrenia" is a combination of the Greek words mean "_________
mind."
A. split
B. void
C. absent
D. wrong - ANSWER-split
The ____________ is the foundation for present biochemical explanations of
schizophrenia.
A. polygenic theory
B. diathesis-stress theory
C. family pedigree theory
D. dopamine hypothesis - ANSWER-dopamine hypothesis
The ___________ phase of schizophrenia involves a lessoning of the active phase.
A. predromal
B. premorbid
C. residual
D. peridromal - ANSWER-residual
The __________ theory suggests that schizophrenia causes its victims to fall from a
higher to lower socioeconomic level or to remain poor because they are unable to
function effectively.
A. labeling
B. social deviance
C. downward drift
D. diathesis-stress - ANSWER-downward drift
Which disorder is characterized by marked symptoms of both schizophrenia and a
mood disorder?
A. schizoaffective disorder
B. schizophreniform disorder
C. brief psychotic disorder
D. shared psychotic disorder - ANSWER-schizoaffective disorder
While the __________ symptoms of schizophrenia respond well to conventional
antipsychotic drugs, the __________ symptoms respond best to atypical
antipsychotic drugs.
A. negative; positive
B. emotional; psychomotor
C. positive; negative
D. linguistic; perceptual - ANSWER-postive; negative
Researchers have found more blood flow in __________ area of the brain, in
patients experiencing auditory hallucinations.
A. Broca's
B. Wernicke's
C. hippocampal
D. hypothalamic - ANSWER-Broca's
