Deck 7: The Powers and Perils of Intuition

Question 1

Vigorous activity in the thalamus of schizophrenia patients has been found to be associated with
•hearing voices.
•flat affect.
•disorganized speech.
•repetitive rocking motions.

Answer 1

•hearing voices

Question 2

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
•delusions.
•obsessions.
•hallucinations.
•dissociation.

Answer 2

•delusions

Question 3

Schizophrenia is associated with an excess of receptors for
•norepinephrine.
•dopamine.
•serotonin.
•acetylcholine.

Answer 3

•dopamine

Question 4

One of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia is
•an expressionless face.
•loud and meaningless talking.
•inappropriate laughter.
•uncontrollable outbursts of rage.

Question 5

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
•flat effect.
•catatonia.
•delusions.
•hallucinations.

Question 6

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are the ________ of inappropriate behaviors,and negative symptoms are the ________ of appropriate behaviors.
•absence; absence
•presence; presence
•absence; presence
•presence; absence

Question 7

A reduced level of synchronized neural activity in the frontal lobes has been associated with symptoms of ________ schizophrenia.
•acute
•positive
•negative
•chronic

Question 8

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"?
•major depressive
•obsessive-compulsive disorder
•schizophrenia
•seasonal affective disorder

Question 9

A breakdown in selective attention is most likely to be experienced by those who suffer from
•obsessive-compulsive disorder.
•phobias.
•generalized anxiety disorders.
•schizophrenia.

Question 10

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 ________ schizophrenia.
•catatonic
•paranoid
•disorganized
•residual

Question 11

Dopamine overactivity appears to be most clearly related to
•flat affect.
•agoraphobia.
•hallucinations.
•delusions.

Question 12

Schizophrenia is most likely to be characterized by
•disorganized and fragmented thinking.
•a lack of guilt feelings.
•alternations between extreme hopelessness and unrealistic optimism.
•periodic intervals of uncontrollable violence.

Question 13

One of the defining characteristics of disorganized schizophrenia is
•excessive,purposeless movement.
•delusions of grandeur.
•flat or inappropriate emotion.
•extreme negativism.

Question 14

Psychological disorders in which people lose contact with reality and experience irrational ideas and distorted perceptions are known as ________ disorders.
•catatonic
•residual
•psychotic
•paranoid

Question 15

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 ________ schizophrenia.
•paranoid
•undifferentiated
•residual
•catatonic

Question 16

Schizophrenia that develops rapidly,seemingly as a reaction to stress,is called ________ schizophrenia.
•chronic
•catatonic
•acute
•process

Question 17

Schizophrenia is said to be chronic when
•it is responsive to drug therapy.
•it is accompanied by hallucinations.
•it develops slowly.
•recovery is likely even without professional help.

Question 18

People with reactive schizophrenia more often have the ________ symptoms that respond to drug therapy.
•negative
•positive
•bipolar
•unipolar

Question 19

Among schizophrenia patients,the fluid-filled areas of the brain are
•abnormally large and the thalamus is abnormally small.
•abnormally small and the thalamus is abnormally large.
•abnormally small and the thalamus is abnormally small.
•abnormally large and the thalamus is abnormally large.

Question 20

Delusions of persecution are most common among those with ________ schizophrenia.
•catatonic
•disorganized
•residual
•paranoid

Question 21

Oxygen deprivation at the time of birth is a known risk factor for
•panic disorder.
•schizophrenia.
•anxiety disorder.
•depression.

Question 22

Which of the following best illustrates a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
•hallucinations
•delusions
•social withdrawal
•inappropriate rage

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of schizophrenia?
•inappropriate emotions
•disturbed perceptions
•panic attacks
•disorganized thinking

Question 24

Therapeutic drugs that block dopamine receptors are most likely to reduce
•hallucinations.
•delusions.
•catatonia.
•word salad.

Question 25

Psychologists are LEAST likely to suggest that ________ contribute(s)to the development of schizophrenia.
•neglectful child-rearing practices
•prenatal viral infections
•dopamine overactivity
•shrinkage of cerebral tissue

Question 26

A PET scan study of people with paranoia found increased activity in the
•hypothalamus.
•amygdala.
•cerebral cortex.
•hippocampus.

Question 27

Research on the causes of schizophrenia strongly suggests that
•there is a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia.
•almost anybody will develop schizophrenia if exposed to extensive environmental stress.
•schizophrenia patients suffer from a deficiency of the neurotransmitter serotonin.
•if adopted children's adoptive parents have schizophrenia,they will,too.

Question 28

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.
•genetic influences
•viral infections
•oxygen deprivation
•learned helplessness

Question 29

An adopted child's chances of developing schizophrenia ________ if the biological parents have schizophrenia. The child's chances ________ if the adopted parents have schizophrenia.
•increase; increase
•do not increase; do not increase
•increase; do not increase
•do not increase; increase

Question 30

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
•compulsions.
•catatonia.
•delusions.
•hallucinations.

Question 31

Evidence suggests that prenatal viral infections contribute to
•depression.
•anxiety.
•schizophrenia.
•drug abuse.

Question 32

If identical twins share ________,their chances of being similarly affected by schizophrenia are dramatically increased.
•adoptive parents
•a single placenta
•environmental stresses
•a culture

Question 33

Danes born in densely populated areas have to be found to be at an increased risk for
•agoraphobia.
•schizophrenia.
•dissociative disorders.
•generalized anxiety disorders.

Question 34

Hearing voices would be a(n)________; believing that you are Napoleon would be a(n)________.
•flat affect; catatonia
•catatonia; flat affect
•delusion; hallucination
•hallucination; delusion

Question 35

Low birth weight is a known risk factor for
•dissociative identity disorder.
•major depressive disorder.
•obsessive-compulsive disorder.
•schizophrenia.

Question 36

Catatonia is characterized by
•periods of immobility or excessive,purposeless movement.
•offensive and unwanted thoughts that persistently preoccupy a person.
•hyperactive,wildly optimistic states of emotion.
•delusions of persecution.

Question 37

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
•anxiety.
•flat effect.
•schizophrenia.
•catatonia.

Question 38

Michael complains that threatening voices are constantly telling him that he is so evil he should drown himself. Michael is experiencing
•a panic attack.
•catatonia.
•flat affect.
•hallucinations.

Question 39

The chances for recovery from schizophrenia are considered to be greatest when the disorder develops
•rapidly in response to a stressful life situation.
•slowly over a period of years.
•in reaction to abnormalities in brain chemistry.
•during adolescence or early adulthood.

Question 40

People born in ________ during the month of ________ are at increased risk for schizophrenia.
•North America; February
•Asia; September
•Australia; February
•Europe; September

Question 41

Janet,whose class presentation is titled "Current Views on the Causes of Schizophrenia," concludes her talk with the statement
•"Schizophrenia is caused by intolerable stress."
•"Schizophrenia is inherited."
•"Genes may predispose some people to react to particular experiences by developing schizophrenia."
•"As of this date,schizophrenia is completely unpredictable and its causes are unknown."

Question 42

Research evidence links the brain abnormalities of schizophrenia to ________ during prenatal development.
•maternal stress
•a viral infection contracted
•abnormal levels of certain hormones
•the weight of the unborn child

Question 43

Many psychologists believe the disorganized thoughts of people with schizophrenia result from a breakdown in
•selective attention.
•memory storage.
•motivation.
•memory retrieval.

Question 44

When schizophrenia is slow to develop,called ________ schizophrenia,recovery is ________.
•reactive; unlikely
•process; likely
•process; unlikely
•reactive; likely

Question 45

Claiming that she heard a voice commanding her to warn other people that eating is harmful,Sandy attempts to convince others in a restaurant not to eat. The psychiatrist to whom she is referred finds that Sandy's thinking and speech are often fragmented and incoherent. In addition,Sandy has an unreasonable fear that someone is "out to get her" and consequently trusts no one. Her condition is most indicative of ________ schizophrenia.
•paranoid
•residual
•catatonic
•undifferentiated

Question 46

Which of the following is NOT true regarding schizophrenia?
•It occurs more frequently in people born in winter and spring months.
•It occurs less frequently as infectious disease rates have declined.
•It occurs more frequently in lightly populated areas.
•It usually appears during adolescence or early adulthood.

Question 47

Most of the hallucinations of schizophrenia patients involve the sense of
•smell.
•vision.
•hearing.
•touch.

Question 48

The effect of drugs that block receptors for dopamine is to
•alleviate positive schizophrenia symptoms.
•alleviate negative schizophrenia symptoms.
•increase positive schizophrenia symptoms.
•increase negative schizophrenia symptoms.

Question 49

Among the following,which is generally accepted as a possible cause of schizophrenia?
•an excess of endorphins in the brain
•being a twin
•extensive learned helplessness
•a genetic predisposition