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PSY330 Exam Questions (100+ Qs) – Schizophrenia, Personality Disorders, Childhood Disorders | Arizona State University

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This expertly compiled PSY330 exam resource from Arizona State University includes over 100 detailed questions and answers covering Chapters 14–17 of the Abnormal Psychology course, tailored for the 2025/2026 academic year. The material addresses four major units: Schizophrenia, Treatment of Schizophrenia, Personality Disorders, and Childhood Psychological Disorders. Each section breaks down diagnostic criteria, symptom clusters, theoretical models, treatment methods, and real-world applications — offering a well-rounded, exam-focused review for psychology students. Topics covered include: Schizophrenia: positive vs. negative symptoms, psychotic features, psychomotor dysfunction, formal thought disorders, hallucinations, and the dopamine hypothesis Treatment Approaches: antipsychotic medications (1st and 2nd generation), community-based care, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and family/social interventions Personality Disorders: diagnostic clusters (odd, dramatic, anxious), comparisons between disorders like borderline, narcissistic, avoidant, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders, and DSM-5 categorical vs. dimensional approaches Child & Adolescent Disorders: ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), intellectual disability, conduct disorder, enuresis, selective mutism, and emotional dysregulation The document is structured in a Q&A format with clear explanations for each answer. This makes it ideal for: Undergraduate psychology majors Students in abnormal psychology, psychopathology, child psychology, or clinical psychology courses Learners preparing for midterms, final exams, or licensing/certification test prep Anyone needing a focused, high-yield review of psychological disorders and therapeutic approaches Whether you need help understanding neurotransmitter involvement in schizophrenia or distinguishing personality traits in Cluster B disorders, this exam set delivers comprehensive coverage for success in PSY330 and related psychology courses. Keywords: PSY330, schizophrenia, personality disorders, child psychology, antipsychotic medication, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, abnormal psychology, dopamine hypothesis, CBT, community therapy, Cluster A B C disorders, DSM-5, Arizona State University

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PSY330: Exam 4 CH14-17 (schizo, schizo
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Schizophrenia: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-psychotic disorder in which personal,

social, and occupational fx deteriorate via abn perceptions, thoughts,

emotions, and motor skills.

-psychosis=loss contact with reality

-dx with 2 sx for 1mo (delusion,hallucinations, disorganized speech, abn

motor, negative sym, disturb life, chronic impairment)

-dual diagnosis pt (MICA) who abuse drugs recovery poorly

,*dx varies per person


3 types of schizo symptoms: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. postive symptoms=excess

thought(delusions,hallucinations), emotions(inappropriate effect),behavior




2. negative symptoms=lack of normal thought, emotion,behavior, memory

loss




3. psychomotor symptoms=unusual movement or gestures


delusions: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-strange false belief firmly held despite

evidence that contrast it

-delusion of grandeur (empowerment)

-delusion of reference (sensitive to signs)

-delusion of control=believe being controlled by someone


Formal thought disorder: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-disturbance in production and

organization of thought

-schizo pt often cannot communcate logically

,-confusion=intense perceptions or hallucinations w/o stimuli (commonly

auditory)

-loose association=derailment or shifting topics incoherent

-neologism=makeup words

-perseveration=repetition of words or phrases

-clang=rhyming words incoherently


Hallucinations: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-experience of sight, sound, smell, touch in

the absence of external stimuli

-commonly auditory (ex. A beautiful mind movie)

-historically treated as gifts from gods>evil forces>overactive

brain>abnormal circuit


Inappropriate effect: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-display of unsuited emotions to the

situation

-out of context responses

-often these ppl aren't even listening but reacting to an internal stimuli

-ex. laughs at a funeral


Positive symptoms: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-delusions (ex. lycanthropy)

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, -formal thought disorder/disordered thinking and speech (loose

association/derailment/neologisms)

-hallucinations

-deficiet smooth eye mov

-inappropriate affect


Negative symptoms: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-lack of speech/alogia=poverty of

speech content

-flat affect=restriction/lack of emotions

-avolition=apathy or inability to start/complete a task

-social withdrawal=hiding at home, breakdown of social skills

-anhedonia=general lack of pleasure/joy


Psychomotor symptoms: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-abnormal, slow, awkward,

repeated movements that seem to have a private purpose

-ritualistic or magical gestures

-catatonia=pattern of extreme posturing (motionless, rigid, odd pose)


3 stage of schizophrenia: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1.) prodromal=withdrawal, mild

sx

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