Chapter 13 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders Key 1 Which of the following characterize the disorder known as schizophrenia A delusions and hallucinations B inappropriate emotions C disorganized speech and behavior D all of these 2 Which of the following is accurate in regard to the long term outlook for schizophrenic patients A About 50 of persons diagnosed with the disorder eventually recover B Recovery is possible only if the person stays on medication C Recovery is possible only if the patient receives psychotherapy D Complete recovery from schizophrenia is rare 3 Which of the following is the best description of schizophrenia A Schizophrenia is characterized by symptoms common to everyone with the diagnosis B Schizophrenia is characterized by multiple personalities C Schizophrenia is characterized by behavior and symptoms that aren t necessarily common to everyone with the diagnosis D The course of schizophrenia is always predictable 4 According to statistical data the prevalence of schizophrenia is about A 01 B 1 C 5 D 10 5 In the 1850s a French physician named Benedict Morel used the terms demence loss of mind precoce early premature to describe what we now know as schizophrenia because he observed that the onset of symptoms often occurs during adolescence A in the early part of the year B C in the morning D prior to symptoms of other mental illnesses 1 6 In the 1800 s physicians studying the disorder we now call schizophrenia used the term 9999 because they observed that the onset of symptoms often occurred before adulthood 7 9 A adolescent insanity B folie a deux C catatonia previa D Which of the following is the definition of catatonia dementia praecox A silly and immature behavior B early madness C D delusions of grandeur or persecution immobility or agitated excitement 8 Which of the following is characterized of paranoid schizophrenia A silly and immature behavior B early madness C alternating immobility and agitated excitement D Which of the following is the definition for hebephrenia delusions of grandeur or persecution silly and immature behavior A B early madness C alternating immobility and agitated excitement D delusions of grandeur or persecution 10 Which of the following is the definition of dementia praecox early madness A silly and immature behavior B C alternating immobility and agitated excitement D delusions of grandeur or persecution 11 In the late 1800s the German psychiatrist Emil Kraeplin made all of the following contributions to our knowledge of schizophrenia EXCEPT A distinguished dementia praecox schizophrenia from manic depressive illness B noted that hallucinations delusions and negativism were symptoms of dementia praecox schizophrenia C combined several symptoms of insanity catatonia paranoia hebephrenia that had usually been viewed as reflecting separate and distinct disorders D conceptualized a treatment for schizophrenic patients that is still being used today 2 12 The term schizophrenia was introduced about 1908 by a Swiss psychiatrist named 13 Eugen Bleuler s concept of schizophrenia as an associative splitting of the basic functions of personality led to the incorrect use of the term to mean 14 If an individual is diagnosed as psychotic it usually means that the person has A Emil Kraepelin B Sigmund Freud C Bleuler D Phillipe Pinel Eugen multiple personality A a fugue state B C cognitive slippage D folie a deux A hallucinations B delusions C D neither of these both of these 15 In the textbook case of Arthur he said that he had a secret plan to save all the starving children in the world After Arthur showed other bizarre behavior and also said he was going to climb the fence of a government building his parents tried to have him admitted to a psychiatric hospital They were not able to do that because A he was not considered a danger to himself or others B he was given medication instead to calm him down C the hospital staff didn t believe his parents D his behavior was due to a substance abuse problem 16 In working with schizophrenic patients mental health professionals typically distinguish between 9999 symptoms an excess or distortion of normal behavior and 9999 symptoms deficits in normal behavior positive negative A B negative positive C manic depressive D dysmorphic dysfunctional 17 Which of the following is the persecutory type of psychotic delusion A a familiar person is actually a double B one is a famous or important person C D a body part has changed in some impossible way people are out to get you 3 18 The view that delusions are attempts to deal with anxiety and stress is called the 9999 view of delusions motivational A B deficit C positive D negative 19 Which of the following psychotic delusions defines the Capgras syndrome a familiar person is actually a double A B one is a famous or important person C people are out to get you D a body part has changed in some impossible way 20 Which of the following describes a delusion of grandeur A a familiar person is actually a double B person C people are out to get you D a body part has changed in some impossible way one is a famous or important 21 Which of the following defines Cotard s syndrome A a familiar person is actually a double B one is a famous or important person C people are out to get you D a body part has changed in some impossible way 22 The most common type of hallucination experienced by psychotic individuals is 23 Research using brain imaging techniques has localized auditory hallucinations in the part of the brain called auditory A visual B C tactile D olfactory Broca s area A Wernicke s area B C the occipital lobe D the limbic system 4 24 People who experience hallucinations appear to be listening to their own thoughts A listening to voices outside themselves B C misinterpreting voices from the sources such as the radio and television D making up the experience 25 Results of research showing that auditory hallucinations are localized in the expressive speech area of the brain suggest that A these hallucinations are produced by the auditory nerve in the ear as well as the speech area of the brain a person who is hallucinating is actually listening to his her own thoughts B people who are hallucinating think the voices of other people are actually their own C D these hallucinations are related to the disorganized speech that occurs in schizophrenia The negative schizophrenic symptom called avolition is defined as 26 inability to initiate and persist in