Question 1

Words that are made up by the speaker and have little or no meaning to others are known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   clanging
B)   perseveration
C)   neologisms
D)   thought intrusions

Question 2

The newest generation of drugs to treat schizophrenia are called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   neuroleptics
B)   phenothiazines
C)   mood stabilizers
D)   atypical antipsychotics

Question 3

To Szasz, mental illnesses are really ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   usually mundane family-based conflicts 
B)   problems in living
C)   biologically based disorders like asthma or diabetes
D)   amenable to short-term treatment

Question 4

_____________ are outward expressions of traits, such as eye color or observed behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)   Genotypes
B)   Phenotypes
C)   Endophenotypes
D)   Endogenotypes

Question 5

Drugs developed in the past few years not only treat schizophrenia but can cure it in
many cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Brain wave patterns that occur in response to external stimuli like sounds and flashes of light are called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   alpha waves
B)   event-related potentials
C)   neurological infarctions
D)   delta waves

Question 7

Research has shown that ______ percent of children with two schizophrenic parents develop schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A)   25
B)   45
C)   65
D)   85

Question 8

Evidence for a genetic contribution to the development of schizophrenia is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   nonexistent
B)   weak
C)   moderate
D)   compelling

Question 9

Which of the following is one of the three phases typical of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)   residual
B)   remitting
C)   chronic
D)   acceleration

Question 10

Some recent studies have found ______ to be promising in reducing delusions and hallucinations in medication-resistant schizophrenics.

Accepted Answer

A)   electroshock therapy
B)   short-term psychoanalysis
C)   cognitive-behavioral therapy
D)   milieu therapy

Question 11

Drug-induced hallucinations tend to be ______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

People with schizophrenia are noted to have a(n)  ____ where their eyes do not steadily track a target but instead fall back and then catch up in a kind of jerky movement.

Accepted Answer

A)   eye movement dysfunction
B)   visual movement disorder
C)   sensory perception dysfunction
D)   lethargy transduction

Question 13

The idea that schizophrenia results from being raised by a schizophrenogenic mother is _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   not supported by research
B)   partially supported by research
C)   strongly supported by research
D)   conclusively supported by research

Question 14

In the DSM-5, a brief psychotic disorder is one that lasts for no more than ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   1 day
B)   1 week
C)   1 month
D)   6 months

Question 15

Most cases of schizophrenia show a slower and more gradual decline in functioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The diathesis-stress model of schizophrenia was formulated by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Zubin and Spring
B)   Lazarus
C)   Rosenthal and Watt
D)   Selye

Question 17

Catatonia is more common in people with ______ than with schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A)   brain damage
B)   mood disorders
C)   autism
D)   body dysmorphic disorder

Question 18

Psychodynamic theory asserts that schizophrenia represents ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   a severe fixation in the anal stage
B)   failure to adequately resolve the anxiety associated with the Oedipus or Electra complex
C)   overwhelming of the superego by the ego
D)   overwhelming of the ego by the id

Question 19

According to your text, ______ hallucinations are more common in some non-Western cultures than in Western cultures.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

As a patient in a mental hospital, Ethan can earn poker chips for engaging in adaptive behaviors such as attending meetings, maintaining proper grooming, and using appropriate
Communications. When he collects enough chips, he can exchange them for rewards such as
Privacy time, food, passes, and other privileges. This approach is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   social skills training
B)   personal therapy
C)   compensatory learning
D)   a token economy

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The newest generation of drugs to treat schizophrenia are called ______.

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Brain wave patterns that occur in response to external stimuli like sounds and flashes of light are called ______.

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Most cases of schizophrenia show a slower and more gradual decline in functioning.

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Some recent studies have found ______ to be promising in reducing delusions and hallucinations in medication-resistant schizophrenics.

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Which of the following is one of the three phases typical of schizophrenia?

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Catatonia is more common in people with ______ than with schizophrenia.

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Research has shown that ______ percent of children with two schizophrenic parents develop schizophrenia.

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_____________ are outward expressions of traits, such as eye color or observed behavior.

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Drugs developed in the past few years not only treat schizophrenia but can cure it in many cases.

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