Abnormal Psychology Review 6

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Which of the following is a positive symptom of schizophrenia

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unusual perceptions

Front 2

Episodes of psychosis in paranoid schizophrenia are often

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triggered by stress

Front 3

Berta experiences delusions of being controlled by the voices in her computer. she insists that her husband take the computer out of the house. He refuses and insists that she needs to get help, Berta is exhibiting

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paranoid schizophrenia

Front 4

Jeff believes that aliens from a parallel universe are controlling his thought. Jeff is experiencing...

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delusion of thought insertion

Front 5

Lawrence exhibited delusions and hallucinations for 2 weeks, he experienced a manic episode following this 2 week period. He continued to experience delusions and hallucinations, he is exhibiting...

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schizoaffective disorder

Front 6

Ken has been experiencing unusual symptoms for approximately 6 weeks. He heard voices through his television informing him that the police were after him, disorganized behavior, and thought disorder, This only lasted for 6 weeks, now he is back to premorbid functioning, Ken was exhibiting what disorder

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schizophreniform disorder

Front 7

Which of the following children is at highest risk for developing schizophrenia. One with...

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two biological parents and a monozygotic twin who are schizophrenic

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Ethels conversation is hard to follow, she doesnt stay on the same topic and there is no transition, ethels speech is probably an example of...

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derailment

Front 9

which of the following groups is most likely to be misdiagnosed with schizophrenia

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European Americans

Front 10

Fred believes that the FBI has put a wire tap on his phone and they are trying to entrap him, Fred is experiencing...

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persecutory disorder

Front 11

Which of the following is the most common hallucination?

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Auditory

Front 12

one reason people may be frighten of people with schizophrenia is

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the behaviors are often disorganized behaviors

Front 13

a lack of emotional response is to ____ as _____ is to lack of speech

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flat affect; alogia

Front 14

which of the following is true

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People diagnosed with schizophrenia show a wide range of impared social skills

Front 15

which of the following does not apply to the new dopamine theory of schizophrenic symptoms

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New dopamine research suggests that decreased levels of dopamine is completely responsible for phenothiazines and neuroleptics increase the functional level of dopamine which help to reduce psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia

Front 16

Which of the following is a behavioral intervention for schizophrenia

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provide basic training in what social stimuli to attend to, and how to respond

Front 17

which of the following may explain gender differences with respect to schizophrenia

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women have a better prognosis than men because estrogen levels may act as a protective measure

Front 18

which of the following is a cognitive strategy for treating client with schizophrenia

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teach patients ways of disputing their delusional beliefs

Front 19

Negative symptoms of schizophrenia

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are most prominent in the prodromal and residual phases

Front 20

what is the concordance rate for schizophrenia in monozygotic twins

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compiled studies indicate 43 percent for monozygotic twins

Front 21

which of the following people would receive a diagnosis of residual schizophrenia

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Barnard, who has suffered two acute episodes of schizophrenia which involved delusions and hallucinations, but now experiences only flat affect

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Summer at age 22 developed chronic symptoms of schizophrenia, thus far her symptoms, disorganized behaviors, thought disruptions, and inappropriate affect have been unresponsive to treatment, most likely summer's diagnosis is...

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schizophrenia disorganized

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Uriah and Byron are roommates at the psychiatric hospital. Uriah tends to fluctuate b/z periods of excitement and remaining motionless for hours. Byron tends to have bizarre speech and thought patterns as well as odd behavior, what is the diagnosis

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Uriah, catatonic schizophrenia; Byron, disorganized schizophrenia

Front 24

______are words that mean something only to the person speaking them

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neologisms

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Tom and his wife were attending a social engagement with his business associates. His wife started laughing hysterically without provocation. His wife is most likely exhibiting _____

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inappropriate affect