Psy 130 Schizophrenia UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
positive, negative, disorganization - CORRECT ANSWER - What three broad symptom
domains are used to describe schizophrenia?
disordered thinking (ideas are not logically related), faulty perception and attention, lack of
emotional expressiveness, disturbances in behavior, such as disheaveled appearance. may
withdraw from other people and from every day reality - CORRECT ANSWER - what
characteristic of schizophrenia?
sometimes in childhood, but usually in late adolescence or early adulthood - CORRECT
ANSWER - when does schizophrenia usually appear?
1% prevalence in the population, suicide rates are high (12% more likely than the general
population), more likely to die from any cause than general population - CORRECT
ANSWER - important etiology
positive symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER - comprise excesses and distoritions, and
include hallucinations and delusions
DSM Diagnosis Criteria for Schizophrenia - CORRECT ANSWER - Two or more of the
following symptoms for at least 1 month; one symptom should be either 1,2, or 3
(1) delusions
(2) hallucinations
(3) disorganized speech
(4) disorganized (or catatonic) behavior
(5) negative symptoms (diminished motivation or emotional expression)
Functioning in work, relationships, or self-care has declined since onset
,Signs of disorder for at least 6 months; or, if during a prodromal or residual phase, negative
symptoms or two or more of symptoms 1-4 in less severe form
Delusions - CORRECT ANSWER - beliefs that are contrary to reality and firmly held in
spite of disconfirming evidence, are common positive symptoms of schizophrenia
persecutory delusions - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the most common type of
delusion?
common delusions of schizophrenia (besides persecutory) - CORRECT ANSWER -
thought insertion (a belief that thoughts that are not his or her own have been plaed in his or her
mind by an external source), thought broadcasting (belief that his or her thoughts are broadcast
or transmitted, so htat others know what he or she is thinking), belief that an external force
controls his or her feelings or behaviors, grandiose delusions (an exaggerated sense of his or her
own importance, power, knowledge, or identity), ideas of reference ( incorporating unimportant
events within a delusional framework and reading personal significance into the trivial activities
of others)
bipolar, MDD with psychotic features, and delusional disorder - CORRECT ANSWER -
What other disorders besides schizophrenia are delusions found?
hallucinations - CORRECT ANSWER - sensory experiences in the absence of any relevant
stimulation from the environment
more often auditory than visual
their own voice - CORRECT ANSWER - People who have auditory hallucinations may
misattribute ____________ as being someone else's voice
Broca's area (frontal cortex that supports our ability to produce speech)
Wernicke's area ( temporal cortex, supports our ability to understand speech)
Problem in the connections between the frontal lobe areas that enable the production of speech
and the temporal lobe areas that enable the understanding of speech - CORRECT
, ANSWER - Greater activity in what brain areas are associated with auditory
hallucinations?
negative symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER - symptoms that consist of behavioral deficits
in motivation, pleasure, social closeness, and emotion expression. These symptoms tend to
endure beyond an acute episode and have profound effects on the lives of people with
schizophrenia
avolition - CORRECT ANSWER - negative symptom
apathy, refers to lack of motivation and seeming absence of interest in or an inability to persist in
what are usually routine activities, including work or school, hobbies, or social activities.
usually display this in some areas of life, but not others such as avoiding negative outcomes or
relatedness to others
Asociality - CORRECT ANSWER - negative symptom
sever impairment in social relationships
few friends, poor social skills, little interest in being with other people
wish to spend time alone, when around others may appear aloof or indifferent
anhedonia - CORRECT ANSWER - negative symptom
a loss of interest in or a reported lessening of the experience of pleasure
consummatory pleasure and anticipatory pleasure - CORRECT ANSWER - two types of
pleasure experiences in the anhedonia construct
consummatory pleasure - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the amount of pleasure
experienced in the moment or in the presence of something pleasurable
anticipatory pleasure - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the amount of expected or
anticipated pleasure from future events or activities
Questions and CORRECT Answers
positive, negative, disorganization - CORRECT ANSWER - What three broad symptom
domains are used to describe schizophrenia?
disordered thinking (ideas are not logically related), faulty perception and attention, lack of
emotional expressiveness, disturbances in behavior, such as disheaveled appearance. may
withdraw from other people and from every day reality - CORRECT ANSWER - what
characteristic of schizophrenia?
sometimes in childhood, but usually in late adolescence or early adulthood - CORRECT
ANSWER - when does schizophrenia usually appear?
1% prevalence in the population, suicide rates are high (12% more likely than the general
population), more likely to die from any cause than general population - CORRECT
ANSWER - important etiology
positive symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER - comprise excesses and distoritions, and
include hallucinations and delusions
DSM Diagnosis Criteria for Schizophrenia - CORRECT ANSWER - Two or more of the
following symptoms for at least 1 month; one symptom should be either 1,2, or 3
(1) delusions
(2) hallucinations
(3) disorganized speech
(4) disorganized (or catatonic) behavior
(5) negative symptoms (diminished motivation or emotional expression)
Functioning in work, relationships, or self-care has declined since onset
,Signs of disorder for at least 6 months; or, if during a prodromal or residual phase, negative
symptoms or two or more of symptoms 1-4 in less severe form
Delusions - CORRECT ANSWER - beliefs that are contrary to reality and firmly held in
spite of disconfirming evidence, are common positive symptoms of schizophrenia
persecutory delusions - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the most common type of
delusion?
common delusions of schizophrenia (besides persecutory) - CORRECT ANSWER -
thought insertion (a belief that thoughts that are not his or her own have been plaed in his or her
mind by an external source), thought broadcasting (belief that his or her thoughts are broadcast
or transmitted, so htat others know what he or she is thinking), belief that an external force
controls his or her feelings or behaviors, grandiose delusions (an exaggerated sense of his or her
own importance, power, knowledge, or identity), ideas of reference ( incorporating unimportant
events within a delusional framework and reading personal significance into the trivial activities
of others)
bipolar, MDD with psychotic features, and delusional disorder - CORRECT ANSWER -
What other disorders besides schizophrenia are delusions found?
hallucinations - CORRECT ANSWER - sensory experiences in the absence of any relevant
stimulation from the environment
more often auditory than visual
their own voice - CORRECT ANSWER - People who have auditory hallucinations may
misattribute ____________ as being someone else's voice
Broca's area (frontal cortex that supports our ability to produce speech)
Wernicke's area ( temporal cortex, supports our ability to understand speech)
Problem in the connections between the frontal lobe areas that enable the production of speech
and the temporal lobe areas that enable the understanding of speech - CORRECT
, ANSWER - Greater activity in what brain areas are associated with auditory
hallucinations?
negative symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER - symptoms that consist of behavioral deficits
in motivation, pleasure, social closeness, and emotion expression. These symptoms tend to
endure beyond an acute episode and have profound effects on the lives of people with
schizophrenia
avolition - CORRECT ANSWER - negative symptom
apathy, refers to lack of motivation and seeming absence of interest in or an inability to persist in
what are usually routine activities, including work or school, hobbies, or social activities.
usually display this in some areas of life, but not others such as avoiding negative outcomes or
relatedness to others
Asociality - CORRECT ANSWER - negative symptom
sever impairment in social relationships
few friends, poor social skills, little interest in being with other people
wish to spend time alone, when around others may appear aloof or indifferent
anhedonia - CORRECT ANSWER - negative symptom
a loss of interest in or a reported lessening of the experience of pleasure
consummatory pleasure and anticipatory pleasure - CORRECT ANSWER - two types of
pleasure experiences in the anhedonia construct
consummatory pleasure - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the amount of pleasure
experienced in the moment or in the presence of something pleasurable
anticipatory pleasure - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the amount of expected or
anticipated pleasure from future events or activities
