Read the description and then match it to the following words: (a) olanzapine, (b) extrapyramidal symptoms, (c) serotonin, (d) dopamine, (e) metabolites, (f) token economy, (g) vocational rehabilitation, (h) social skills training, (i) behavioral family intervention.

Aside from social skills training, two psychosocial treatments for schizophrenia, _________ (teaching family members to be supportive) and _________ (teaching meaningful jobs), may be helpful.

Determine which symptoms or types of schizophrenia spectrum disorders are described in the given scenario.
Drew has experienced hallucinations and bizarre delusions for the past four months. ___________

Read the description and then match it to the following words: (a) olanzapine, (b) extrapyramidal symptoms, (c) serotonin, (d) dopamine, (e) metabolites, (f) token economy, (g) vocational rehabilitation, (h) social skills training, (i) behavioral family intervention.

In _________, clinicians attempt to re-teach such behaviors as basic conversation, assertiveness, and relationship building to people with schizophrenia.

Check your understanding of genetic vulnerability by filling in the blanks of the statement associated with family, twin, and adoption studies. Choose from (a) higher, (b) lower, (c) equal, (d) severity, (e) type, (f) identical twin, (g) specific, (h) fraternal twin, and (i) general.

Raised in a home other than that of their biological parents, adopted children of parents with schizophrenia have a(n) __________ chance of having the disorder themselves. Children of people with schizophrenia adopted into families without schizophrenia have a __________ than-average chance of having schizophrenia.

Emotional and social withdrawal, apathy, and poverty of speech and thought are examples of what type of symptoms in schizophrenia?
a. psychotic
b. negative
c. disorganized
d. positive

Which two psychosocial interventions appear to be most helpful for people with schizophrenia?
a. hypnosis and psychosurgery
b. ECT and social skills training
c. psychoanalytic psychotherapy and expressed emotion management
d. family education and vocational rehabilitation

One distinction used to characterize symptoms of schizophrenia divides them into what two broad categories?
a. paranoid and catatonic
b. episodic and chronic
c. psychiatric and somatic
d. positive and negative

Check your understanding of genetic vulnerability by filling in the blanks of the statement associated with family, twin, and adoption studies. Choose from (a) higher, (b) lower, (c) equal, (d) severity, (e) type, (f) identical twin, (g) specific, (h) fraternal twin, and (i) general.

The greatest risk of having schizophrenia is in those who have a(n) __________ or __________ with schizophrenia. Any relative with schizophrenia will make your chances of developing the disorder __________ than those of the general population.

Read the description and then match it to the following words: (a) olanzapine, (b) extrapyramidal symptoms, (c) serotonin, (d) dopamine, (e) metabolites, (f) token economy, (g) vocational rehabilitation, (h) social skills training, (i) behavioral family intervention.

Setting up an elaborate _________ in which patients are fined for disruptive or inappropriate behavior and rewarded for appropriate behavior is beneficial in hospitals.

Determine which symptoms or types of schizophrenia spectrum disorders are described in the given scenario.
Jane has spent the past half hour staring in the mirror. As you approach her, she turns away and giggles. When you ask what she’s laughing at, she answers, but you’re having difficulty understanding what she says. ___________.

According to the Opponent-Process theory, cells that are turned “on” by _________.

Damage to the cerebellum would result in ___________.

A schizophrenic patient who falsely believes that he is Jesus Christ is experiencing ____________.

Due to Dominique’s obsessive-compulsive disorder, she may _____________.