PSYC 3290 Final: Chapter_13_Schizophrenia_Spectrum_and_Other_Psychotic_Disorders
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1. What percentage of people are affected by schizophrenia at some point in their lives?
a.
1 percent
b.
2 percent
c.
5 percent
d.
10 percent
ANSWER:
a
2. You are the mayor of a city with 100 000 people in it. About how many people with schizophrenia can you estimate
live in your city?
a.
50
b.
100
c.
250
d.
1000
ANSWER:
d
3. Toward the end of the 19th century, the German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin used a term to refer to an onset of
symptoms that often occurs before adulthood, and what we now call schizophrenia. What was that term?
a.
folie à deux
b.
dementia praecox
c.
adolescent insanity
d.
hebephrenia
ANSWER:
b
4. Who first used the term “dementia praecox”?
a.
Eugen Bleuler
b.
Walter Heinrichs
c.
Heinz Lehmann
d.
Emil Kraepelin
ANSWER:
d
5. Who renamed “dementia praecox” as “schizophrenia”?
a.
Heinz Lehmann
b.
Eugen Bleuler
c.
Walter Heinrichs
d.
Emil Kraepelin
ANSWER:
b
6. In 1908, Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler introduced the term “schizophrenia,” which comes from the combination of
the Greek words for “split” and “mind.” What does the term refer to?
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a.
an associative splitting of the basic functions of personality
b.
a malfunction of the left and right hemispheres of the brain
c.
a splitting of one personality into several distinct personalities
d.
a dualistic view of the mind, as consisting of both body and soul
ANSWER:
a
7. Who introduced the term “schizophrenia” in 1908?
a.
Emil Kraepelin
b.
Heinz Lehmann
c.
Phillipe Pinel
d.
Eugen Bleuler
ANSWER:
d
8. Jess tells her friend Hannah that her brother is psychotic. What does Jess mean?
a.
He has disorders of thought.
b.
He has disorganized speech and disorganized behaviour.
c.
He has paranoia.
d.
He has hallucinations and delusions.
ANSWER:
a
9. Veronica is hospitalized after a suicide attempt. In the hospital, she spends all of her time drawing sketches of monsters
that she calls “hell’s keepers.” She claims that these “hell’s keepers” talk to her and ordered her to plan her suicide. She
talks to invisible people in her room. What is Veronica most likely suffering from?
a.
dissociative identity disorder
b.
paranoid personality disorder
c.
schizophrenia
d.
schizoid personality disorder
ANSWER:
c
10. Eugen Bleuler’s concept of schizophrenia as an “associative splitting” of the basic functions of personality led to an
incorrect use of the term. What is this incorrect meaning?
a.
manic-depressive disorder
b.
multiple personality
c.
a fugue state
d.
folie à deux
ANSWER:
b
11. Which of the following best characterizes an individual who is diagnosed as psychotic?
a.
The person has delusions.
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b.
The person has hallucinations and delusions.
c.
The person has hallucinations.
d.
The person has hallucinations and delusions but in a less serious form than in the diagnosis of schizophrenia.
ANSWER:
b
12. Alberto believes that his computer comes to life at night and transmits messages about humans to Pluto. Assuming
Alberto’s computer does not do this, what is Alberto’s belief an example of?
a.
tangentiality
b.
frequent derailment
c.
a delusion
d.
alogia
ANSWER:
c
13. Janet has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. What is the likelihood Janet will have delusions and hallucinations?
a.
between 5 percent and 20 percent
b.
between 30 percent and 40 percent
c.
between 50 percent and 70 percent
d.
between 80 percent and 90 percent
ANSWER:
c
14. In working with patients with schizophrenia, mental health professionals typically distinguish between two types of
symptoms—an excess or distortion of normal behaviour and deficits in normal behaviour. What are these symptoms
called, respectively?
a.
dysmorphic and dysfunctional symptoms
b.
acute and passive symptoms
c.
manic and depressive symptoms
d.
positive and negative symptoms
ANSWER:
d
15. Which of the following is an example of a persecutory delusion?
a.
the belief that people are out to get you
b.
the belief that a body part has changed in some impossible way
c.
the belief that a familiar person is actually a double
d.
the belief that you are a famous or important person
ANSWER:
a
16. Wayne believes that people are spying on him. He claims that the RCMP has put a microphone in his dog’s stomach
so that they can listen to his private conversations. What kind of delusions do Wayne’s beliefs illustrate?
a.
delusions of being controlled
Document Summary
Chapter 13 - schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders: what percentage of people are affected by schizophrenia at some point in their lives, 1 percent, 2 percent, 5 percent, 10 percent. Answer: a: you are the mayor of a city with 100 000 people in it. About how many people with schizophrenia can you estimate live in your city: 50, 100, 250, 1000. Answer: d: toward the end of the 19th century, the german psychiatrist emil kraepelin used a term to refer to an onset of symptoms that often occurs before adulthood, and what we now call schizophrenia. What was that term: folie deux, dementia praecox, adolescent insanity, hebephrenia. Answer: b: who first used the term dementia praecox , eugen bleuler, walter heinrichs, heinz lehmann, emil kraepelin. Answer: d: who renamed dementia praecox as schizophrenia , heinz lehmann, eugen bleuler, walter heinrichs, emil kraepelin.
