Question 1

Research by the Mednick group found that a major predictor of schizophrenia in high-risk children is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  mother absenteeism during childhood
B)  difficulties or complications during childbirth
C)  drinking by the mother in the last three months of pregnancy
D)  an episode of high fever sometime during the first three months of infancyE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

The strongest evidence for a genetic contribution to schizophrenia comes from ________ studies.

Accepted Answer

A)  familial
B)  twin
C)  adoption
D)  marriageE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Adoption studies of schizophrenia have found that schizophrenia ________ when they are raised by normal adoptive parents.

Accepted Answer

A)  does not occur among children of schizophrenic biological parents nor among children of normal biological parents
B)  occurs more frequently among children of schizophrenic biological parents than among children of normal biological parents
C)  occurs more frequently among children of normal biological parents than among children whose parents had schizophrenia
D)  occurs equally among the children of normal parents and among the children whose parents had schizophreniaE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

The term schizophrenia means ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a splitting of personality
B)  premature loss of memory
C)  premature loss of mental abilities
D)  splitting or fragmentation of the brain processesE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Freud believed that traditional psychoanalysis ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was not appropriate for the treatment of schizophrenia
B)  was useful,but probably not the best method for treating schizophrenia
C)  was one of several equally effective treatments for schizophrenia
D)  was the best method for treating schizophreniaE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

A full return to normal behaviour following an acute episode of schizophrenia is relatively common.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

The major source of evidence supporting the dopamine model of schizophrenia comes from observing the effects of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  neuroleptics
B)  barbiturates
C)  tricyclics
D)  hallucinogenicsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  nonexistent
B)  weak
C)  moderate
D)  compellingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Agranulocytosis affects about ________ % of patients who use the drug clozapine for the treatment of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 to 2
B)  2 to 4
C)  4 to 6
D)  6 to 7E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Evidence for the cause of schizophrenia points to defects in brain circuitry involving brain regions lying below the cortex,especially the hippocampus and _______,two structures in the limbic system.

Accepted Answer

A)  reticular formation
B)  amygdala
C)  thalamus
D)  pineal glandE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Schizophrenia touches every aspect of the affected person's life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia would include all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  flat affect
B)  hallucinations
C)  delusions
D)  looseness of associationsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Type II schizophrenia shows a developmental pattern suggesting ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a hormone imbalance in the body
B)  a structural deficit or cell loss in the brain
C)  a neurotransmitter imbalance in the brain
D)  a structural excess or hyperactivity in the cortical regions of the brainE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

The incidence of schizophrenia is higher among immigrants than among those who are native born.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Many people with schizophrenia show no emotional response to tragic events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The causes of schizophrenia are generally believed to be ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  exclusively biological in nature
B)  exclusively psychological in nature
C)  exclusively social and environmental in nature
D)  biological,psychological,social,and environmental in natureE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

People with schizophrenia show reduced brain activity in the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  prefrontal cortex
B)  hindbrain
C)  motor cortex
D)  parietal lobesE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

When individuals on inpatient units are rewarded for appropriate behaviour with plastic chips that can be exchanged for tangible reinforcers such as desirable goods or privileges,this is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  milieu therapy
B)  modified psychoanalysis
C)  a token economy
D)  client-centred therapyE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Discuss the family-intervention approach to the treatment of schizophrenia.

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People with schizophrenia show reduced brain activity in the ________.

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Schizophrenia touches every aspect of the affected person's life.

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Freud believed that traditional psychoanalysis ________.

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Research by the Mednick group found that a major predictor of schizophrenia in high-risk children is ________.

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Evidence for the cause of schizophrenia points to defects in brain circuitry involving brain regions lying below the cortex,especially the hippocampus and _______,two structures in the limbic system.

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The strongest evidence for a genetic contribution to schizophrenia comes from ________ studies.

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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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The incidence of schizophrenia is higher among immigrants than among those who are native born.

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Many people with schizophrenia show no emotional response to tragic events.

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Agranulocytosis affects about ________ % of patients who use the drug clozapine for the treatment of schizophrenia.

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Adoption studies of schizophrenia have found that schizophrenia ________ when they are raised by normal adoptive parents.

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The causes of schizophrenia are generally believed to be ________.

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A full return to normal behaviour following an acute episode of schizophrenia is relatively common.

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When individuals on inpatient units are rewarded for appropriate behaviour with plastic chips that can be exchanged for tangible reinforcers such as desirable goods or privileges,this is called ________.

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The major source of evidence supporting the dopamine model of schizophrenia comes from observing the effects of ________.

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Positive symptoms of schizophrenia would include all of the following EXCEPT __________.

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Discuss the family-intervention approach to the treatment of schizophrenia.

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