Question

1. Schizophrenia_______.

-Runs in certain ethnicities
-Runs in families
-Develops earlier in women
-Affects men more than women

2. Scientists believe that schizophrenics suffer from______.
-Intellectual deficiencies
-A poor diet
-A personality disorder
-A dopamine imbalance

3. Schizophrenics have historically been regarded as ___.
-Dangerous
-Genius
-Foreign
-Suffering from an undiagnosed natural/scientific illness

4. Schizophrenia is defined as _____.
-A group of mental disorders characterized by a sudden temporary alteration in consciousness, identity, or motor behavior
-Any group of psychological disorders marked by physical complaints for which no organic or physiological explanation is found and for which there is a strong likelihood that psychological factors are involved
-Any group of psychotic disorders usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations, and accompanied in varying degrees by other emotional, behavioral, or intellectual disturbances
-Any group of disorders wherein anxiety is either the primary disturbance or is the result of confronting a feared situation or object

5. When diagnosing schizophrenia, a positive category of symptoms refers to ____.
-Extremely withdrawn, negative and isolated behavior
-Confused thinking and speech to the point of incompressibility
-Things that should not be present in an individual
-Things that should be present in an individual

6. When diagnosing schizophrenia, a negative category of symptoms refers to ____.
-Hebephrenic behavior
-Confused thinking and speech to the point of incompressibility
-Things that should not be present in an individual
-Things that should be present in an individual

7. John has previously been diagnosed with a bipolar disorder, which is a mood disorder and he is currently undergoing treatment for some of the classic symptoms of schizophrenia as well. Which type of schizophrenia is he most likely suffering from?
-Schizoaffective
-Paranoid
-Undifferentiated
-Disorganized

8. When Jennifer is examined by her psychologist, she is very suspicious of every one around her, accuses her psychologist of plotting against her, and begins to scream for the psychologist to "Get out of her head"
Determine which form of schizophrenia Jennifer is most likely suffering from and whether or not her symptoms are positive or negative.
-Schizoaffective with negative symptoms
-Undifferemtiated with positive symptoms
-Disorganized with negative symptoms
-Paraniod with positive symptoms

9. Individuals who are incoherent and can't produce appropriate emotions are
-Schizoaffective
-Undifferentiated
-Disorganized
-Cataonic

10. Individuals who suffer from several symptoms, but don't conform to one category are ____.
-Paranoid
-Undifferentiated
-Residual
-Disorganized

Answer 1

1. B- runs in families
2. D- a dopamine imbalance
3. A- dangerous
4. C- any group of psychotic disorders usually characterized the by withdrawal from reality, etc....
5. C- things that should not be present in an individual
6. D- things that should be present in an individual
7. A- schizoaffective
8. D- paranoid with positive symptoms
9. C- disorganized
10. B- undifferentiated
10/10 (100%)

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer are:

1. B- runs in families

2. D- a dopamine imbalance

3. A- dangerous

4. C- any group of psychotic disorders usually characterized the by withdrawal from reality, etc....

5. C- things that should not be present in an individual

6. D- things that should be present in an individual

7. A- schizoaffective

8. D- paranoid with positive symptoms

9. C- disorganized

10. B- undifferentiated