Question 1

The case of Fikile (described in your textbook) , who suddenly experienced the delusion that he could save all the starving children in the world with a 'secret plan', but whose symptoms lasted only a few days, was diagnosed with

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A)  schizotypal personality disorder.
B)  folie à deux (shared psychotic disorder) .
C)  brief psychotic disorder.
D)  cocaine abuse.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

What is the generic name of the antipsychotic medication Largactil?

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A)  haloperidol
B)  chlorpromazine
C)  clozapine
D)  risperidoneE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Christa has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder.This means that in addition to schizophrenic symptoms, she also has symptoms of

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A)  an anxiety disorder.
B)  a mood disorder.
C)  a split personality.
D)  obsessive-compulsive disorder.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

The most common type of hallucination experienced by psychotic individuals is

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A)  visual.
B)  auditory.
C)  tactile.
D)  olfactory.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 5

Dr Simango conducted a research study involving schizophrenic adults in which she looked at their facial expressions in home movies taken when they were children.She was trying to determine if the development of schizophrenia could be predicted by facial expressions showing limited emotional reactions.This research study focused on the negative symptom called

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A)  alogia.
B)  affective flattening.
C)  associative splitting.
D)  emotional effect syndrome.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

How do the delusions in delusional disorder differ from the delusions in paranoid schizophrenia?

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A)  In delusional disorder, the imagined events could really be happening but there is no evidence that they are happening.
B)  In paranoid schizophrenia, the imagined events have actually happened or are now happening.
C)  In delusional disorder, the imagined events are so bizarre that they could never have happened and never will happen.
D)  There is no difference.Delusions are defined similarly for all conditions.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following statements reflects 'circumstantial evidence' for the dopamine theory of schizophrenia?

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A)  Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics)  act as dopamine agonists, increasing the amount of dopamine in the brain.
B)  Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics)  can produce symptoms similar to those of Parkinson's disease (a disorder due to insufficient dopamine) .
C)  The drug L-dopa, a dopamine agonist, is used to treat schizophrenic symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease.
D)  Amphetamines, which activate dopamine, can lessen psychotic symptoms in people with schizophrenia.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Results of research showing that auditory hallucinations are localised in the expressive speech area of the brain suggest that

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A)  these hallucinations are produced by the auditory nerve in the ear as well as the speech area of the brain.
B)  people who are hallucinating think the voices of other people are actually their own.
C)  a person who is hallucinating is actually listening to his/her own thoughts.
D)  these hallucinations are related to the disorganised speech that occurs in schizophrenia.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A)  Recent research demonstrated that many people are helped by antipsychotic drugs.
B)  Resent research indicates that many people no longer experience unpleasant side effects.
C)  Recent research found that second-generation antipsychotic meds were no more effective than the older drugs.
D)  Recent research found that second-generation antipsychotic meds were better tolerated than the older drugs.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following defines the grandiose type of delusional disorder?

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A)  believing that one is loved by an important person or celebrity
B)  falsely believing that one's sexual partner is unfaithful
C)  believing in one's inflated worth, identity, or special relationship
D)  believing one is being malevolently treated in some wayE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Extrapyramidal symptoms, serious side effects of antipsychotic medications that occur in some schizophrenic patients, are similar to the symptoms of

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A)  Alzheimer's disease.
B)  Parkinson's disease.
C)  multiple sclerosis.
D)  leukaemia.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

At various times, individuals have been arrested for stalking celebrities who they believed were in love with them.This condition is called a(n)  _________ delusion.

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A)  jealous
B)  erotomanic
C)  somatic
D)  persecutoryE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following is the definition for hebephrenia?

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A)  silly and immature behaviour
B)  early madness
C)  alternating immobility and agitated excitement
D)  delusions of grandeur or persecutionE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

In terms of a particular emotional communication style known as expressed emotion (EE) , researchers have shown that schizophrenic patients were more likely to relapse if

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A)  they had long periods of contact with their families.
B)  they had families who were disapproving and intrusive.
C)  both of these are correct
D)  neither of these is correctE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

In which of the following disorders are hallucinations and delusions NOT part of the symptom pattern?

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A)  schizotypal personality disorder
B)  schizoaffective disorder
C)  schizophreniform disorder
D)  brief psychotic disorderE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

According to research, an individual with schizophrenia who exhibits flat affect

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A)  is incapable of experiencing emotion.
B)  can display emotion at certain times.
C)  is capable of experiencing emotion.
D)  will display the 'wrong' emotion based on an eliciting stimulus.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Discuss some of the causative factors of schizophrenia, including genetic influences, neurotransmitter imbalances, prenatal viral exposure and psychological stressors.

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Evidence from family, twin and adoption ...

Question 18

An integrated treatment approach to schizophrenia would include

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A)  collaborative psychopharmacology.
B)  assertive community treatment.
C)  family psychoeducation.
D)  all of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Which of the following defines the erotomanic type of delusional disorder?

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A)  believing that one is loved by an important person or celebrity
B)  falsely believing that one's sexual partner is unfaithful
C)  believing in one's inflated worth, identity or special relationship
D)  believing one is being malevolently treated in some wayE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following defines the persecutory type of delusional disorder?

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A)  believing that one is loved by an important person or celebrity
B)  falsely believing that one's sexual partner is unfaithful
C)  believing in one's inflated worth, identity or special relationship
D)  believing one is being malevolently treated in some wayE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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In terms of a particular emotional communication style known as expressed emotion (EE) , researchers have shown that schizophrenic patients were more likely to relapse if

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How do the delusions in delusional disorder differ from the delusions in paranoid schizophrenia?

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