Deck 50: Schizophrenia

Question 1

A disorder in which a person loses contact with reality and experiences irrational ideas and disordered perceptions is a

A) phobia.
B) dissociation.
C) psychosis.
D) bulimia nervosa.

Answer 1

psychosis.

Question 2

Oxygen deprivation at the time of birth is a known risk factor for

A) panic disorder.
B) schizophrenia.
C) bipolar disorder.
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Answer 2

schizophrenia.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true regarding schizophrenia?

A) It occurs more frequently in people born in winter and spring months.
B) It occurs less frequently as infectious disease rates have declined.
C) It occurs more frequently in lightly populated areas.
D) It usually appears during adolescence or early adulthood.

Answer 3

It occurs more frequently in lightly populated areas.

Question 4

Michael complains that threatening voices are constantly telling him that he is so evil he should drown himself. Michael is experiencing

A) a panic attack.
B) catatonia.
C) flat affect.
D) hallucinations.

Question 5

Therapeutic drugs that block dopamine receptors are most likely to reduce

A) hallucinations.
B) depression.
C) agoraphobia.
D) generalized anxiety disorder.

Question 6

Many psychologists believe the disorganized thoughts of people with schizophrenia result from a breakdown in

A) selective attention.
B) memory storage.
C) motivation.
D) memory retrieval.

Question 7

Mrs. Higgins believes that aliens from another planet have removed her stomach and are watching her to see how long it takes her to grow another one. Mrs. Higgins is most likely suffering from

A) agoraphobia.
B) bipolar disorder.
C) schizophrenia.
D) dissociative identity disorder.

Question 8

Mr. James believes that people are constantly laughing at him and that FBI agents are trying to steal his life savings. Mr. James is most clearly suffering from

A) compulsions.
B) catatonia.
C) delusions.
D) hallucinations.

Question 9

Among the following, which is generally accepted as a possible cause of schizophrenia?

A) an excess of endorphins in the brain
B) being a twin
C) extensive learned helplessness
D) a genetic predisposition

Question 10

When schizophrenia is slow to develop, called ________ schizophrenia, recovery is ________.

A) reactive; unlikely
B) process; likely
C) process; unlikely
D) reactive; likely

Question 11

Research evidence links the brain abnormalities of schizophrenia to ________ during prenatal development.

A) maternal stress
B) a viral infection contracted
C) abnormal levels of certain hormones
D) the weight of the unborn child

Question 12

Schizophrenia is most likely to be characterized by

A) disorganized thinking and speech and disturbed perceptions.
B) a lack of guilt feelings.
C) alternations between extreme hopelessness and unrealistic optimism.
D) periodic intervals of uncontrollable violence.

Question 13

A PET scan study of people with ________ found increased activity in the amygdala.

A) mania
B) paranoia
C) catatonia
D) flat affect

Question 14

The relationship between the season of the year in which people are born and their subsequent risk of schizophrenia best highlights the role of ________ in this disorder.

A) genetic influences
B) viral infections
C) oxygen deprivation
D) learned helplessness

Question 15

The chances for recovery from schizophrenia are considered to be greatest when the disorder develops

A) rapidly in response to a stressful life situation.
B) slowly over a period of years.
C) in reaction to abnormalities in brain chemistry.
D) during adolescence or early adulthood.

Question 16

Catatonia is characterized by

A) periods of immobility followed by agitation.
B) offensive and unwanted thoughts that persistently preoccupy a person.
C) hyperactive, wildly optimistic states of emotion.
D) delusions of persecution.

Question 17

Most of the hallucinations of schizophrenia patients involve the sense of

A) smell.
B) vision.
C) hearing.
D) touch.

Question 18

Which of the following best illustrates a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

A) hallucinations
B) delusions
C) social withdrawal
D) inappropriate rage

Question 19

Hearing voices would be a(n) ________; believing that you are Napoleon would be a(n) ________.

A) obsession; compulsion
B) compulsion; obsession
C) delusion; hallucination
D) hallucination; delusion

Question 20

The effect of drugs that block receptors for dopamine is to

A) alleviate schizophrenia symptoms.
B) alleviate depression.
C) increase schizophrenia symptoms.
D) increase depression.

Question 21

Low birth weight and maternal diabetes are known risk factors for

A) dissociative identity disorder.
B) major depressive disorder.
C) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
D) schizophrenia.

Question 22

Among schizophrenia patients, the fluid-filled areas of the brain are

A) abnormally large and the thalamus is abnormally small.
B) abnormally small and the thalamus is abnormally large.
C) abnormally small and the thalamus is abnormally small.
D) abnormally large and the thalamus is abnormally large.

Question 23

A breakdown in selective attention is most likely to be experienced by those who suffer from

A) depression.
B) phobias.
C) anxiety disorders.
D) schizophrenia.

Question 24

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are the ________ of inappropriate behaviors, and negative symptoms are the ________ of appropriate behaviors.

A) absence; absence
B) presence; presence
C) absence; presence
D) presence; absence

Question 25

Jabar, a 25-year-old auto mechanic, thinks he is Napoleon. He further believes he is being imprisoned against his will in the psychiatric hospital where his relatives have brought him for treatment. Jabar is most likely suffering from

A) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
B) schizophrenia.
C) panic disorder.
D) dissociative identity disorder.

Question 26

Although Mrs. Petrides usually sits passively in a motionless stupor, she sometimes repetitiously shakes her head or waves her arms. She most likely suffers from

A) dissociative identity disorder.
B) a bipolar disorder.
C) an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
D) catatonia.

Question 27

Wilma is extremely agitated because she hears voices that tell her to sexually seduce the male nurses in her hospital ward. Wilma is most clearly suffering from

A) flat affect.
B) catatonia.
C) delusions.
D) hallucinations.

Question 28

Mr. Hunt believes that he is the president of the United States and that he will soon become the "King of the Universe." Mr. Hunt is most clearly suffering from

A) delusions.
B) obsessions.
C) hallucinations.
D) compulsions.

Question 29

In which type of disorder is a person's speech likely to be so full of unrelated words and phrases that it could be characterized as a "word salad"?

A) panic disorder
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder
C) schizophrenia
D) dissociative disorder

Question 30

The onset of schizophrenia is typically associated with early

A) infancy.
B) childhood.
C) adolescence.
D) adulthood.

Question 31

Schizophrenia is associated with an excess of receptors for

A) norepinephrine.
B) dopamine.
C) serotonin.
D) acetylcholine.

Question 32

One of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia is

A) an expressionless face.
B) loud and meaningless talking.
C) inappropriate laughter.
D) uncontrollable outbursts of rage.

Question 33

Schizophrenia that develops rapidly, seemingly as a reaction to stress, is called ________ schizophrenia.

A) chronic
B) catatonic
C) acute
D) process

Question 34

Schizophrenia is said to be chronic when

A) it is responsive to drug therapy.
B) it is accompanied by hallucinations.
C) it develops slowly.
D) recovery is likely even without professional help.

Question 35

Brain scans have found enlarged fluid-filled areas in people with

A) antisocial personality disorder.
B) panic disorder.
C) schizophrenia.
D) agoraphobia.

Question 36

Dopamine overactivity appears to be most clearly related to

A) flat affect.
B) agoraphobia.
C) hallucinations.
D) bipolar disorder.

Question 37

Evidence suggests that prenatal viral infections contribute to

A) depression.
B) anxiety.
C) schizophrenia.
D) drug abuse.

Question 38

Flat affect and catatonia are symptoms most closely associated with

A) schizophrenia.
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
C) bipolar disorder.
D) antisocial personality disorder.

Question 39

People with reactive schizophrenia more often have the ________ symptoms that respond to drug therapy.

A) negative
B) positive
C) bipolar
D) unipolar

Question 40

Vigorous activity in the thalamus of schizophrenia patients has been found to be associated with

A) hearing voices.
B) flat affect.
C) disorganized speech.
D) repetitive rocking motions.

Question 41

An adopted child's chances of developing schizophrenia ________ if the biological parents have schizophrenia. The child's chances ________ if the adopted parents have schizophrenia.

A) increase; increase
B) do not increase; do not increase
C) increase; do not increase
D) do not increase; increase

Question 42

Disruptive or withdrawn behavior, poor peer relations, and solo play have been noted as early warning signs of

A) anxiety.
B) depression.
C) schizophrenia.
D) neurotransmitter overactivity.

Question 43

Research on the causes of schizophrenia strongly suggests that

A) there is a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia.
B) almost anybody will develop schizophrenia if exposed to extensive environmental stress.
C) schizophrenia patients suffer from a deficiency of the neurotransmitter serotonin.
D) if adopted children's adoptive parents have schizophrenia, they will, too.

Question 44

If identical twins share a single placenta rather than having separate placentas, their chances of being similarly affected by ________ are dramatically increased.

A) OCD
B) schizophrenia
C) dissociation
D) antisocial personality disorder

Question 45

People born in ________ during the month of ________ are at increased risk for schizophrenia.

A) North America; February
B) Asia; September
C) Australia; February
D) Europe; September

Question 46

Danes born in densely populated areas have been found to be at increased risk for

A) agoraphobia.
B) schizophrenia.
C) dissociative disorders.
D) anxiety disorders.

Question 47

Psychologists are LEAST likely to suggest that ________ contribute(s) to the development of schizophrenia.

A) neglectful child-rearing practices
B) prenatal viral infections
C) dopamine overactivity
D) shrinkage of cerebral tissue

Question 48

During prenatal development, nutritional deprivation may influence the expression of certain genes that are known to increase the risk of specific physical and psychological disorders. This best illustrates the impact of

A) stimulus generalization.
B) epigenetic factors.
C) linkage analysis.
D) dissociation.

Question 49

Which of the following has been pinpointed as an early warning sign for the subsequent onset of schizophrenia?

A) periodic panic attacks
B) sudden weight increase
C) violent behavior
D) poor muscle coordination