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.

Recent studies sometimes indicate that the relationship of the neurotransmitters _________ and _________ may explain some positive symptoms of 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.

The likelihood of a child’s having schizophrenia is influenced by the __________ of the parent’s disorder. One may inherit a predisposition for __________ schizophrenia that is the same or different from that of the parent.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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. ___________.

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.

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

What is a criticism of Baumrind's classification of parenting styles?