PSYC 431 Quiz 4

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Bill has symptoms of catatonia, grossly disturbed speech, and flat affect that have caused problems in his life, including a demotion at work and hostile conflict with his spouse. These symptoms have been present for 4 months, preceded by relatively normal functioning. Why could Bill not be diagnosed with schizophrenia
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Bill has symptoms of catatonia, grossly disturbed speech, and flat affect that have caused problems in his life, including a demotion at work and hostile conflict with his spouse. These symptoms have been present for 4 months, preceded by relatively normal functioning. Why could Bill not be diagnosed with schizophrenia
duration criterion not met
In the early twentieth century, the two competing theories to describe schizophrenia were those of
Kraepelin and Bleuler
When brief psychotic disorder follows childbirth, it is specified as having a
postpartum onset
"The neotility of people confounds me. All the while running to the store, I leapt swiftingly from rock to rock. The future, it said, redores with futility and inner reduplication." Which two symptoms of thought disorder are present
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Bella is taking an "atypical" antipsychotic medication. It differs from standard first generation medications in each of the following ways EXCEPT
it will affect the activity of serotonin rather than dopamine
Which of the following is associated with a better prognosis for schizophrenia
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Family studies of schizophrenia demonstrate that
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Briefly mistaking a shadow for a threatening intruder is a
illusion
There is much evidence that schizophrenia is a valid diagnostic entity because
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Schizophrenia usually follows this course of stages
prodromal, active, residual
The ____ suggests that the chronic psychological and social stressors, social disorganization, and greater environmental hazards associated with urban living and poverty breed new cases of schizophreniasocial causation theoryJill's schizophrenia includes hallucinations. Statistically, Jill is most likely to experienceCompared to schizophrenia, the symptoms of "other psychotic disorder" are usuallyFollowing the active phase of schizophrenia is a ____ phase, during which the psychotic symptoms subside in frequency and intensityresidualWhich of the following statements is false in regard to the flat affect found in schizophreniathe lack of emotional expression appears to be related to a similar lack of internal emotional experienceAccording to the generally accepted standard, the prevalence of schizophrenia in the world is about1.0 percentThe season-of-birth effect has found a slightly higher incidence of schizophrenia in people born during thewinter or early spring monthsTrying to convert others into followers or provoking confrontations with authorities is an example of what type of delusional disordergrandioseBrannon is volunteering as a nurse's aide in a psychiatric hospital. He finds it very difficult to engage patients with schizophrenia in conversation because they seem to have very little to say or speak extremely slow. This condition is known asalogiaIn which disorder does the patient display symptoms of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder without satisfying the full criteria for either diagnosisschizoaffective disorder