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Abnormal Psych Exam 3: Schizophrenia and
Psychotic Disorders Exam 100% Solved
Questions and Correct Answers
schizophrenia is a type of _________________ Ans: — psychosis
psychotic disorder involving disturbance of thought, emotion, and
behavior Ans: — schizophrenia
schizophrenia has ______________ symptoms, meaning many
____________ presentations can occur Ans: — heterogeneous,
different
psychosis is a ___________ term that means an individual is
experiencing ______________ or ________________ Ans: — broad,
hallucinations, delusions
_______________ symptoms of schizophrenia are symptoms that are
experienced in _______________ to what a normal, non-disordered
individual experiences Ans: — positive, addition
_________________ are what people SEE in addition to what others
don't Ans: — hallucinations
_______________ are what people BELIEVE in addition to what
others think Ans: — delusions
schizophrenia positive symptoms include... Ans: — hallucinations,
delusions, disorganized symptoms
schizophrenia _________________ symptoms are what people in
normal life who don't have a disorder usually have/experience, but
is ___________/missing in individuals with schizophrenia Ans: —
negative, lacking
negative symptoms of schizophrenia have included a lack of
____________, _____________, and ______________ Ans: — interest,
motivation, pleasure
schizophrenia negative symptoms include social ______________
and a ____________ affect Ans: — withdrawal, blunted (flat)
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lethargy and apathy are what type of schizophrenia symptoms?
Ans: — negative
another word for apathy is _____________ Ans: — avolition
lack of motivation or interest; lack of wanting to engage in
something Ans: — apathy (avolition)
lack of pleasure; person is not able to experience pleasure in
things that are usually rewarding Ans: — anhedonia
person is neither happy nor sad; no emotions; flat Ans: — affective
flattening
lack of social interest and social contact Ans: — asociality
paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, residual Ans:
— subtypes of schizophrenia
Disruptions in speech/behavior
flat/inappropriate affect
Fragmented hallucinations/delusions → don't quite follow a story;
random
Develops early (maybe before age 18); tends to be chronic and
lacks remissions (person has a harder time not having symptoms)
Ans: — disorganized-type schizophrenia
what is the most severe and rare type of schizophrenia? Ans: —
catatonic
individuals rarely get better from the _____________ type of
schizophrenia Ans: — catatonic
if an individual has the catatonic-type of schizophrenia it is
usually a sign that there is some _______________ in the brain that
is very deep-rooted and ____________ to treat Ans: — abnormality,
hard
catatonic-type schizophrenia is characterized by unusual
_____________ responses and odd __________________ Ans: — motor,
mannerisms
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Abnormal Psych Exam 3: Schizophrenia and
Psychotic Disorders Exam 100% Solved
Questions and Correct Answers
schizophrenia is a type of _________________ Ans: — psychosis
psychotic disorder involving disturbance of thought, emotion, and
behavior Ans: — schizophrenia
schizophrenia has ______________ symptoms, meaning many
____________ presentations can occur Ans: — heterogeneous,
different
psychosis is a ___________ term that means an individual is
experiencing ______________ or ________________ Ans: — broad,
hallucinations, delusions
_______________ symptoms of schizophrenia are symptoms that are
experienced in _______________ to what a normal, non-disordered
individual experiences Ans: — positive, addition
_________________ are what people SEE in addition to what others
don't Ans: — hallucinations
_______________ are what people BELIEVE in addition to what
others think Ans: — delusions
schizophrenia positive symptoms include... Ans: — hallucinations,
delusions, disorganized symptoms
schizophrenia _________________ symptoms are what people in
normal life who don't have a disorder usually have/experience, but
is ___________/missing in individuals with schizophrenia Ans: —
negative, lacking
negative symptoms of schizophrenia have included a lack of
____________, _____________, and ______________ Ans: — interest,
motivation, pleasure
schizophrenia negative symptoms include social ______________
and a ____________ affect Ans: — withdrawal, blunted (flat)
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lethargy and apathy are what type of schizophrenia symptoms?
Ans: — negative
another word for apathy is _____________ Ans: — avolition
lack of motivation or interest; lack of wanting to engage in
something Ans: — apathy (avolition)
lack of pleasure; person is not able to experience pleasure in
things that are usually rewarding Ans: — anhedonia
person is neither happy nor sad; no emotions; flat Ans: — affective
flattening
lack of social interest and social contact Ans: — asociality
paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, residual Ans:
— subtypes of schizophrenia
Disruptions in speech/behavior
flat/inappropriate affect
Fragmented hallucinations/delusions → don't quite follow a story;
random
Develops early (maybe before age 18); tends to be chronic and
lacks remissions (person has a harder time not having symptoms)
Ans: — disorganized-type schizophrenia
what is the most severe and rare type of schizophrenia? Ans: —
catatonic
individuals rarely get better from the _____________ type of
schizophrenia Ans: — catatonic
if an individual has the catatonic-type of schizophrenia it is
usually a sign that there is some _______________ in the brain that
is very deep-rooted and ____________ to treat Ans: — abnormality,
hard
catatonic-type schizophrenia is characterized by unusual
_____________ responses and odd __________________ Ans: — motor,
mannerisms
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