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A gradual deterioration of behavior occurs during late adolescence, suggesting that an individual is experiencing: |
| | A) | prodromal signs of schizophrenia. |
| | B) | the residual phase of schizophrenia. |
| | C) | schizoaffective disorder. |
| | D) | a delusional disorder. |
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Joyce believes that her heart is being eaten away by worms, a delusion that fits into the category called: |
| | A) | somatic. |
| | B) | persecutory. |
| | C) | insertion. |
| | D) | nihilistic. |
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Which of the following is not a recognized symptom of schizophrenia? |
| | A) | Disturbed interpersonal relating ability |
| | B) | Disturbed sleep patterns |
| | C) | Disturbance in sense of self |
| | D) | Disturbance of affect |
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The diathesis-stress model of vulnerability to schizophrenia proposes that: |
| | A) | some people have a predisposition that places them at risk for developing a disorder if exposed to certain stressful life experiences. |
| | B) | trauma or stress may affect a person's interaction with offspring in such a way as to cause them to be vulnerable to developing a disorder. |
| | C) | a disorder can only develop in individuals who have been exposed to stress. |
| | D) | the closer the genetic relationship to a person with a disorder, the greater the likelihood of developing that disorder. |
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The symptoms of schizophrenia are associated with the overactivity of neurons that respond to which neurotransmitter? |
| | A) | Norepinephrine |
| | B) | GABA |
| | C) | Serotonin |
| | D) | Dopamine |
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Emil Kraepelin believed that "dementia praecox" resulted from: |
| | A) | lengthy institutionalization. |
| | B) | deterioration of the brain. |
| | C) | disturbed parent-child relationships. |
| | D) | impaired cognitive capacity. |
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Disorders involving the single psychotic symptom of false beliefs are called: |
| | A) | shared psychotic disorders. |
| | B) | schizophreniform disorders. |
| | C) | delusional disorders. |
| | D) | factitious disorders. |
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Which type of schizophrenia is characterized by incoherence, loose associations, inappropriate affect and haphazard behavior? |
| | A) | Paranoid type |
| | B) | Undifferentiated type |
| | C) | Catatonic type |
| | D) | Disorganized type |
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Researchers refer to the symptoms of schizophrenia that are exaggerations or distortions of normal thoughts, emotions, and behavior as: |
| | A) | positive symptoms. |
| | B) | negative symptoms. |
| | C) | anhedonic symptoms. |
| | D) | hebephrenic symptoms. |
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Which dimension of schizophrenia provides a reliable basis for predicting the long-term outcome of the disorder? |
| | A) | Prodromal-residual |
| | B) | Paranoid-disorganized |
| | C) | Positive-negative |
| | D) | Catatonic-disorganized |
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The Swiss psychiatrist who abandoned the term "dementia praecox" for the current label schizophrenia was |
| | A) | Emil Kraepelin. |
| | B) | Eugen Bleuler. |
| | C) | Adolf Meyer. |
| | D) | Benedict Morel. |
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For the past three months, Tom's speech has been gradually deteriorating and becoming incoherent, and he has been exhibiting purposeless and stereotyped behaviors. His symptoms at this point are not extremely active. In what phase of schizophrenia might Tom be at this point? |
| | A) | Residual phase |
| | B) | Active phase |
| | C) | Remission phase |
| | D) | Prodromal phase |
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Lori believes that she has snakes crawling through her intestines. Lori is experiencing a(n): |
| | A) | hallucination. |
| | B) | delusion. |
| | C) | apparition. |
| | D) | chimera. |
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Even while talking about the death of her husband a decade ago, Connie giggles almost uncontrollably. Many people in the hospital characterize her as being silly. What type of schizophrenia might she have? |
| | A) | Undifferentiated schizophrenia |
| | B) | Disorganized schizophrenia |
| | C) | Catatonic schizophrenia |
| | D) | Paranoid schizophrenia |
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The type of schizophrenia involving a complex set of symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, and incoherence, but in which no one symptom predominates, is referred to as: |
| | A) | paranoid schizophrenia. |
| | B) | undifferentiated schizophrenia. |
| | C) | catatonic schizophrenia. |
| | D) | disorganized schizophrenia. |
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