Question 1

Schizophrenia researchers have been:

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A)   about equally successful in identifying biological and psychological origins of schizophrenia.
B)   more successful in identifying biological origins than psychological origins of schizophrenia.
C)   more successful in identifying psychological origins than biological origins of schizophrenia.
D)   frustratingly unsuccessful in identifying either biological or psychological origins of schizophrenia.

Question 2

According to the principles of operant conditioning,if others consistently ignore a person's appropriate response to their social cues,what will happen?

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A)   The person will develop delusions.
B)   The person will begin to experience auditory hallucinations.
C)   The person will regress to an earlier stage of development.
D)   The person will stop attending to social cues.

Question 3

Discuss what studies have shown about gender differences in schizophrenia.How significant are these differences?

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Although equal numbers of men and women ...

Question 4

A person who lives at home but spends the day at a mental health facility would be using which service?

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A)   aftercare
B)   coordinated services
C)   partial hospitalization
D)   short-term hospitalization

Question 5

A sheltered workshop for people with schizophrenia is an example of:

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A)   coordinated services.
B)   partial hospitalization.
C)   halfway house services.
D)   occupational training.

Question 6

The second-generation antipsychotic drug clozapine has a dangerous side effect called _______,a life-threatening drop in white blood cells.

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Question 7

What accurately describes the term psychosis?

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A)   a split personality
B)   loss of contact with reality
C)   brain seizures
D)   drug abuse

Question 8

People with schizophrenia who wave their arms around in wild motions and make kicking motions with their legs are experiencing:

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A)   catatonic stupor.
B)   catatonic excitement.
C)   catatonic rigidity.
D)   catatonic posturing.

Question 9

To be diagnosed with schizophrenia,symptoms must be present for _____,during which a person must have been _____ for at least one month.

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A)   two months; delusional
B)   two months; in the active phase
C)   six months; delusional
D)   six months; in the active phase

Question 10

Victor is 33 years old and has moved back to his parents' house after losing his job.His parents become concerned after seeing Victor's changing behavior.Whenever he speaks,he chatters on for a while,but his words have little meaning.He has become almost emotionless,speaks in a monotone voice,avoids eye contact,and has a lack of appetite.Victor is no longer involved with any of his hobbies,and he barely tries to search for another job.He stays at home and withdraws from everything,even from interacting with his family.When Victor finally receives a call offering him a job,he becomes irritated and angry.Which of these behaviors may be symptoms of schizophrenia? Do Victor's behaviors indicate more positive or more negative symptoms?

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Victor exhibits alogia,or poverty of spe...

Question 11

Operant conditioning has the MOST difficulty explaining:

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A)   why schizophrenia is linked to genetic abnormalities.
B)   why people with schizophrenia display bizarre behaviors.
C)   why schizophrenia sometimes runs in families.
D)   why behavioral interventions restore some functions.

Question 12

The MOST common type of hallucination in schizophrenia is:

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A)   visual.
B)   tactile.
C)   auditory.
D)   olfactory.

Question 13

Zach is a resident in a psychiatric ward.He receives a plastic chip whenever he gets dressed on his own,speaks normally,and follows ward rules.He can then exchange the plastic chips he has earned for extra privileges,such as food,cigarettes,or time playing video games.This example illustrates the basic features of:

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A)   a token economy.
B)   milieu therapy.
C)   social therapy.
D)   a behavioral contract.

Question 14

People who attend to their own ideas and fantasies,who are unable to recognize other people's needs and emotions,and who also distance themselves from reality are displaying:

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A)   poverty of speech.
B)   blunted or flat affect.
C)   loss of volition.
D)   social withdrawal.

Question 15

Which is NOT related to a fuller recovery from schizophrenia?

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A)   treatment during the prodromal phase
B)   schizophrenia initially triggered by stress
C)   schizophrenia developing during late adolescence
D)   an abrupt beginning to the disorder

Question 16

According to the family stress model,parents of those diagnosed with schizophrenia display all these EXCEPT:

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A)   more conflict.
B)   more empathy.
C)   poorer communication skills.
D)   more criticism of their children.

Question 17

The main difference between hallucinations and delusions is that hallucinations:

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A)   are more serious than delusions.
B)   involve perception and delusions involve belief.
C)   are more common early in the disorder and delusions more common later.
D)   are auditory and delusions are visual.

Question 18

The viral explanation for schizophrenia suggests that brain abnormalities,and therefore schizophrenia,result from viral exposure:

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A)   before birth.
B)   between birth and two years old.
C)   during puberty.
D)   during the two years just after puberty.

Question 19

Catatonic rigidity and catatonic posturing share all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:

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A)   both involve behavior in which a person remains motionless for some time.
B)   both are psychomotor symptoms of schizophrenia.
C)   both are disruptive to those who display these symptoms.
D)   both are common among those diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Question 20

If patients with schizophrenia show improvement during short-term hospitalization,the follow-up treatment they receive in the community later is called _______.

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People with schizophrenia who wave their arms around in wild motions and make kicking motions with their legs are experiencing:

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A person who lives at home but spends the day at a mental health facility would be using which service?

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The MOST common type of hallucination in schizophrenia is:

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The viral explanation for schizophrenia suggests that brain abnormalities,and therefore schizophrenia,result from viral exposure:

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People who attend to their own ideas and fantasies,who are unable to recognize other people's needs and emotions,and who also distance themselves from reality are displaying:

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What accurately describes the term psychosis?

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