Deck 61: Psychological Disorders: Psychosis, Delusional Disorders, and Schizophrenia

Question 1

A belief that one's body is "rotting" and ravaged by disease would be classified as a(n)

A)somatic delusion.
B)delusion of persecution.
C)delusion of reference.
D)erotomanic delusion.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The major features of psychotic disorders include

A)anxieties,dissociations,obsessions,and compulsions.
B)deceptive behavior and absence of conscience.
C)delusions,hallucinations,and disturbances of emotion,communication,and personality.
D)low intelligence,phobias,social nonconformance,and violence.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Negative symptoms of psychosis would include

A)a flat affect.
B)delusions.
C)hallucinations.
D)all of these.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Delusions involve

A)false beliefs that are held even when the facts contradict them.
B)imaginary sensations that don't exist in the real world.
C)major disturbances in mood or emotion.
D)unusual behaviors,such as tics and waxy flexibility.

Question 5

A delusion is a(n)

A)false belief.
B)auditory hallucination.
C)sensory mistake.
D)visual hallucination.

Question 6

Marian has recently cut off most of her hair,is hearing voices,talking strangely,and believes that she is getting coded messages from the radio.Marian is most likely experiencing a

A)psychosis.
B)neurosis.
C)nervous breakdown.
D)paraphilia.

Question 7

Martin thinks that he is John the Baptist's cousin and keeps trying to "baptize" all the other residents in the psychiatric facility.Martin is experiencing

A)somatic delusions.
B)delusions of reference.
C)delusions of influence.
D)delusions of grandeur.

Question 8

Which of the following would NOT be a main feature of psychoses?

A)hallucinations and delusions
B)incapacitating anxiety
C)disturbed verbal communication and personality disintegration
D)withdrawal from shared views of reality

Question 9

If a person believes that his or her mind is being controlled by outside forces or that he or she is getting special coded messages from the television,this person is experiencing which type of psychotic symptom?

A)insanity
B)delusions
C)neuroses
D)hallucinations

Question 10

Depressive,somatic,grandeur,persecution,influence,and reference are types of

A)hallucinations.
B)delusions.
C)schizophrenia.
D)affect.

Question 11

Regarding psychoses,absences or deficiencies compared to normal behavior,such as displaying a lack of emotion or a reduced ability to communicate verbally,would be considered symptoms.

A)positive
B)negative
C)comorbid
D)stress-vulnerability

Question 12

Negative symptoms of psychosis would include all of the following EXCEPT

A)a flat affect.
B)delusions and hallucinations.
C)apathy and depression.
D)a reduced capacity to communicate verbally,such as chaotic or garbled speech.

Question 13

False beliefs that are held even when the facts contradict them are called

A)fantasies.
B)hallucinations.
C)illusions.
D)delusions.

Question 14

The primary characteristic of psychotic behavior is

A)being dangerous to oneself or others.
B)subjective discomfort.
C)an inability to take care of oneself.
D)a loss of contact with shared views of reality.

Question 15

Regarding psychoses,excesses or exaggerations compared to normal behavior,such as delusions and hallucinations,would be considered symptoms.

A)positive
B)negative
C)comorbid
D)stress-vulnerability

Question 16

Positive symptoms of psychosis would include

A)a flat affect.
B)delusions and hallucinations.
C)a reduced capacity to communicate verbally,such as garbled or chaotic speech.
D)all of these symptoms.

Question 17

When a person experiences delusions and/or hallucinations and loses contact with shared views of reality,the person is experiencing a

A)psychosis.
B)neurosis.
C)nervous breakdown.
D)paraphilia.

Question 18

Allison believes that her body is "rotting away" on the inside,her hair is falling out,and her skin is completely drying out.Allison is experiencing

A)somatic delusions.
B)delusions of persecution.
C)delusions of reference.
D)erotomanic delusions.

Question 19

Regarding the characteristics of psychosis,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)The speech of psychotic patients tends to be garbled and chaotic.
B)Psychotic patients have severely disturbed emotions and may show a "flat affect."
C)A psychotic patient often exhibits a "split personality" with at least two identities.
D)Psychotic patients often experience delusions and/or hallucinations.

Question 20

Lee believes that he has committed the "unforgivable sin" and is completely evil and doomed for all eternity.Lee is experiencing

A)somatic delusions.
B)delusions of influence.
C)delusions of reference.
D)depressive delusions.

Question 21

Vincent believes that his family is putting poison in his food and in the "medicines" they keep urging him to take. Vincent is exhibiting

A)depressive delusions.
B)somatic delusions.
C)delusions of persecution.
D)delusions of reference.

Question 22

The most common psychotic hallucination is

A)seeing visions.
B)exaggerated sensitivity to heat and cold.
C)feeling strange bodily sensations.
D)hearing voices.

Question 23

Eddie keeps seeing and feeling insects crawling all over his skin,although there are no insects crawling on him. Eddie is experiencing

A)hallucinations.
B)delusions.
C)illusions.
D)somatization effects.

Question 24

Janie is hearing imaginary voices telling her "to bang her head against the wall" or "hold her hand under scalding hot water." Janie is experiencing a(n)

A)hallucination.
B)delusion.
C)auditory regression.
D)depressive psychosis.

Question 25

A psychotic individual might express which of the following disturbed emotions?

A)wild elation or hyperemotional
B)depressed emotions
C)apathy and a lack of emotion
D)all of these

Question 26

Sensory changes,such as anesthesia or extreme sensitivity to heat,cold,pain,or touch,or feeling "insects crawling under one's skin," are examples of

A)hallucinations.
B)delusions.
C)somatic regressions.
D)affective episodes.

Question 27

Sensory experiences that occur in the absence of a stimulus are called

A)illusions.
B)hallucinations.
C)delusions.
D)affect episodes.

Question 28

Allison believes that the announcer on a T.V.program is speaking to her and that the message has special mystical significance.Allison is showing signs of

A)sane hallucinations.
B)personality disintegration.
C)delusions of reference.
D)delusions of grandeur.

Question 29

Imaginary sensations,such as seeing,hearing,or smelling things that do not exist in the real world,are known as

A)delusions.
B)illusions.
C)hallucinations.
D)paradoxical intentions.

Question 30

Carl believes that the CIA has implanted a transmitter inside his head that is controlling his thoughts and behaviors. Carl is experiencing

A)delusions of reference.
B)delusions of influence.
C)erotomanic delusions.
D)somatic delusions.

Question 31

Jeff's family is having trouble getting Jeff to eat or to even come out of his room because Jeff believes that his family is trying to poison his food and harm him in other ways.Jeff also tells his psychiatrist that he "smells a poisonous gas" in every room of the house other than his bedroom.Jeff is experiencing

A)delusions and hallucinations.
B)sensory attribution errors.
C)somatic regressions.
D)affective episodes.

Question 32

Which of the following imaginary occurrences would NOT be considered a hallucination?

A)numbness or an extreme sensitivity to cold,heat,or pain
B)the sound of footsteps coming from an empty room
C)a belief that aliens are living in the attic
D)seeing a bowl change colors several times,then turn into smoke

Question 33

Hallucinations involve

A)false beliefs that are held even when the facts contradict them.
B)imaginary sensations that do not exist in the real world.
C)major disturbances in mood or emotion.
D)unusual behaviors,such as tics and waxy flexibility.

Question 34

If you have the false belief that other people are "out to get you," although there are no facts to support this belief, then you are experiencing

A)depressive delusions.
B)somatic delusions.
C)delusions of persecution.
D)delusions of reference.

Question 35

Mary,a housewife from Detroit,Michigan,believes that she is the Queen of England.Mary is experiencing

A)delusions of grandeur.
B)delusions of reference.
C)delusions of influence.
D)somatic delusions.

Question 36

Someone who believes that their thoughts and actions are being controlled by visitors from Mars would be diagnosed as having

A)delusions of grandeur.
B)delusions of influence.
C)delusions of persecution.
D)somatic delusions.

Question 37

As she sits on her front porch,Carol believes that she is receiving coded messages from the hummingbirds flying around her bird feeders.Carol is experiencing

A)somatic delusions.
B)delusions of reference.
C)delusions of influence.
D)delusions of grandeur.

Question 38

In delusions of influence,persons believe that

A)they have committed horrible or sinful deeds.
B)unrelated events have special personal significance.
C)they are extremely important persons whose acts influence events.
D)they are being controlled by others or by unseen forces.

Question 39

"I'm a man 36 years of age.That,of course,gives me the 'capacity of the flag itself' and,therefore,gives me the 'capacity of the President of the United States of America.'" This statement shows the presence of which type of delusion?

A)delusions of grandeur
B)delusions of reference
C)delusions of influence
D)somatic delusions

Question 40

Meg believes that she is the famous singer Celine Dion and goes around the psychiatric facility singing all of Celine Dion's greatest hits,much to the dismay of the other residents.Meg is experiencing

A)somatic delusions.
B)delusions of reference.
C)delusions of influence.
D)delusions of grandeur.

Question 41

All psychoses are considered partly organic because they

A)involve changes in a a person's emotional make-up.
B)produce deviant communication patterns.
C)involve physical changes in the brain.
D)produce major disturbances in thinking and personality.

Question 42

Psychotic patients may be depressed or apathetic and display a lack of emotion in which their faces are frozen in a blank expression,a condition referred to as a

A)manic reaction.
B)disassociation.
C)flat affect.
D)somatic delusion.

Question 43

A flat affect in which a person responds in an unemotional way that is lacking in normal facial expressions is a symptom often seen in

A)psychoses.
B)dissociative disorders.
C)nervous breakdowns.
D)paraphilias.

Question 44

Lewis Carroll's character of the Mad Hatter in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is modeled after the hatmakers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who were heavily exposed to mercury used in the preparation of felt.
Due to this mercury poisoning,these hatmakers developed

A)conversion reactions.
B)somatic symptom disorders.
C)psychosis due to brain damage.
D)dissociative disorders.

Question 45

Regarding the symptoms of psychosis,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)The most common psychotic hallucination is hearing voices.
B)A flat affect and a lack of emotion are considered to be positive symptoms of psychosis.
C)Psychotic speech tends to be so garbled and chaotic that it sometimes sounds like a "word salad."
D)When psychotic disturbances and a fragmented personality are evident for weeks or months,the person has suffered a psychosis.

Question 46

Children who eat leaded paint flakes or breathe leaded paint powder can

A)develop delusional or dissociative disorders.
B)develop Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
C)become intellectually disabled or develop psychosis.
D)become hyperactive and show obsessive-compulsive tendencies.

Question 47

Which of the following is considered to be a nearly universal symptom of psychosis?

A)nervous breakdowns
B)disturbed verbal communication
C)depression
D)insomnia

Question 48

Three-year-old Shawn ate lead paint which was chipping off the walls in the older home in which he lives. Consequently,Shawn is at risk for developing

A)bipolar and related disorders.
B)somatic symptom disorders.
C)dissociative disorders.
D)intellectual disability and/or psychosis.

Question 49

Disturbed verbal communication is

A)a sign that a disorder is anxiety-based rather than psychotic in nature.
B)not a defining characteristic of psychotic disorders.
C)rare in psychotic disorders but is only mildly disturbing when it occurs.
D)almost always a symptom of psychotic disorders.

Question 50

Lead or mercury poisoning can result in the person experiencing delusions,hallucinations,and a loss of emotional control since these poisonings cause

A)dissociative disorders.
B)bipolar disorder.
C)schizophrenia.
D)direct physical damage to the brain.

Question 51

Poisoning by lead or mercury can damage the brain,causing

A)intellectual disability.
B)hallucinations and delusions.
C)a loss of emotional control.
D)all of these.

Question 52

Karen is a resident in a psychiatric facility and appears to have no emotions at all.She just sits and stares blankly into space.When she speaks,she has no normal voice fluctuations.This example illustrates

A)extreme elation.
B)her delusional thought.
C)her flat affect.
D)depersonalization.

Question 53

Regarding personality disintegration,which of the following statements is TRUE?

A)Personality disintegration refers to the development of multiple personalities.
B)Personality disintegration occurs when a person's thoughts,actions,and emotions are no longer coordinated.
C)Personality disintegration is the DSM term for a nervous breakdown.
D)Personality disintegration is defined as the disappearance of personality and onset of a persisting flat affect.

Question 54

Regarding the symptoms of psychosis,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)The most common type of hallucination seen in psychoses are imaginary tactile sensations.
B)During a psychotic episode,the person may be wildly elated,depressed,hyperemotional,or apathetic.
C)Some psychotic symptoms can be thought of as a primitive type of communication in which the patients are using their actions to say "I need help."
D)Psychotic speech tends to be so garbled and chaotic that it sounds like a "word salad."

Question 55

Gabriel's speech tends to be so garbled and chaotic that it sometimes sounds like a "word salad," and she is having problems with thinking,memory,and attention with her emotions ranging from hyperemotional to a flat affect.Gabriel is most likely exhibiting a(n)

A)anxiety attack.
B)nervous breakdown.
C)psychosis.
D)neurosis.

Question 56

Brain images from psychotic patients exhibiting a flat affect reveal that

A)their facial muscles are physically paralyzed.
B)their brains are processing emotions abnormally.
C)they have experienced a small stroke due to their hyperemotionality.
D)their blood pressure and heart rate are abnormally slowed due to parasympathetic rebound.

Question 57

According to the DSM-5,which of the following is NOT classified as a psychotic disorder?

A)Alzheimer's disease
B)Dissociative Disorder
C)Catatonia
D)Delusional Disorder

Question 58

When a person's thoughts,actions,and emotions are no longer coordinated,the person is exhibiting

A)hyperemotionality or a flat affect.
B)auditory hallucinations.
C)personality disintegration.
D)delusions of reference.

Question 59

Regarding psychoses that are directly caused by physical damage to the brain,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)Children who eat leaded paint or breathe leaded paint powder can become psychotic or intellectually disabled.
B)Children with higher levels of lead in their blood are more likely to be arrested as adults for criminal offenses.
C)"Poisoning" in the form of drug abuse can produce deviant behavior and psychotic symptoms.
D)Somatic symptom disorders are serious mental impairments in old age caused by deterioration of the brain.

Question 60

Which pair of the following DSM-5 categories consists of psychotic disorders?

A)Dissociative Disorders and Somatic Symptom Disorders
B)Schizotypal Disorders and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
C)Personality Disorders and Anxiety Disorders
D)Neurocognitive Disorders and Schizophrenic Spectrum Disorders

Question 61

A delusion that is marked by sensual delusions that one is loved by a famous person would be classified as which type?

A)erotomanic
B)grandiose
C)jealous
D)persecutory

Question 62

A delusion that one has some great talent or insight,or has special connections to important people would be classified as which type?

A)erotomanic
B)grandiose
C)jealous
D)persecutory

Question 63

Children with higher levels of lead in their blood are at a greater risk for all of the following EXCEPT for

A)having an intellectual disability.
B)developing psychosis.
C)being arrested as adults for criminal offenses.
D)developing somatic symptom disorders.

Question 64

Bob has never met Lady Gaga,but he is convinced that she is deeply in love with him.Bob is suffering from

A)grandiose delusions.
B)jealous delusions.
C)obsessive-compulsive disorder.
D)erotomanic delusions.

Question 65

Veronica has slowly lost her ability to work,cook,drive,read,and write and will eventually become mute and bedridden.Veronica's disorder is caused by unusual webs and tangles in the brain that have damaged areas important for memory and learning.Veronica most likely has

A)Munchausen syndrome.
B)schizophrenia.
C)lead or mercury poisoning.
D)Alzheimer's disease.

Question 66

April writes love letters to Brad Pitt everyday.Although she has never met him,she believes that he has read all of her letters and that one day this movie star will marry her.April is exhibiting which type of delusional disorder?

A)bipolar
B)histrionic
C)erotomanic
D)persecutory

Question 67

Which of the following disorders are serious mental impairments in old age caused by the deterioration of the brain?

A)dissociative disorders
B)neurocognitive disorders
C)neurodevelopmental disorders
D)somatic symptom disorders

Question 68

Although they do not suffer from the hallucinations,emotional excesses,or personality disintegration seen in other psychoses,people who experience deeply held false beliefs about experiences that could occur in real life would be diagnosed with

A)schizophrenia.
B)a delusional disorder.
C)a paraphilia.
D)bipolar disorder.

Question 69

Alzheimer's disease appears to be caused by

A)the general shrinkage and atrophy of the brain due to aging.
B)circulatory problems that cause repeated strokes that damage the brain over time.
C)unusual webs and tangles in the brain.
D)a combination of depression and the dangerous interaction of medications.

Question 70

Persecutory,grandiose,erotomanic,jealous,and somatic are the five types of

A)delusional disorders.
B)dissociative disorders.
C)personality disorders.
D)schizophrenia.

Question 71

Carl,who is in his late 70s and has had a history of strokes,has become confused,suspicious,and withdrawn as well as experiencing disturbances in memory,reasoning,judgment,impulse control,and personality.Carl is suffering from

A)a somatic symptom disorder.
B)a neurocognitive disorder.
C)normal old age mental losses.
D)a dissociative disorder.

Question 72

The most common neurocognitive disorder is

A)schizophrenia.
B)catatonia.
C)Alzheimer's disease.
D)Munchausen syndrome.

Question 73

John believed that if he spray painted his favorite actress' name on every building in his small town,that this actress would see it on the news and would fall madly in love with him.John's delusion would be classified as which type?

A)histrionic
B)erotomanic
C)jealous
D)persecutory

Question 74

Which of the following disorders is caused by unusual webs and tangles in the brain that damage areas of the brain important for memory and learning and eventually results in the person being mute and bedridden?

A)schizophrenia
B)dissociative disorder
C)Munchausen syndrome
D)Alzheimer's disease

Question 75

Regarding Alzheimer's disease,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)Genetic factors can increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
B)Alzheimer's disease results from circulatory problems that cause repeated strokes that damage the brain over time.
C)Alzheimer's disease damages areas of the brain important for memory and learning.
D)Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurocognitive disorder.

Question 76

Besides neurocognitive disorders,two major types of psychotic disorders are

A)multiple personalities and conversion disorders.
B)delusional disorders and schizophrenia.
C)obsessive-compulsive disorder and multiple personalities.
D)dissociative disorders and bipolar disorder.

Question 77

Which of the following is NOT a common cause of neurocognitive disorders?

A)circulatory problems and repeated strokes
B)Alzheimer's disease
C)brain shrinkage and atrophy
D)generalized anxiety

Question 78

Ron has many deeply held false beliefs.For instance,he believes he is the most famous psychologist in the world.He also believes that very sexy,intelligent,and beautiful women are vying for his attention and affection,when,in fact,they find him a nuisance.He often gets extremely jealous if these women speak or look at other men.It seems that Ron is most likely suffering from

A)dysthymic disorder.
B)a neurocognitive disorder.
C)a delusional disorder.
D)dissociative identity disorder.

Question 79

The physical deterioration of the brain that sometimes occurs in old age and causes disturbances in memory,reasoning,judgment,impulse control,and personality is

A)a generalized neurosis.
B)a neurocognitive disorder.
C)a dissociative disorder.
D)Munchausen syndrome.

Question 80

Neurocognitive disorders are associated with brain deterioration brought on by

A)long-term generalized anxiety disorder.
B)circulatory problems,strokes,or brain atrophy.
C)a conversion disorder.
D)lead poisoning during childhood.