A Quiz On Schizophrenia
Would you like to try a quiz on Schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that is characterized by unorthodox social behavior and a failure to distinguish between what is real and what is not. What do you know about this unfortunate condition? Well, with this quiz, not only will you get an idea of your current knowledge, but you will also get to learn. Wish you all the best. Let's go now!
- 1.Which type of schizophrenia has the highest rate of rehabilitation?
- A.
Paranoid Schizophrenia
- B.
Manic Schizophrenia
- C.
Disorganized Schizophrenia
- D.
Catatonic Schizophrenia
- 2.Which of these is not a positive symptom of Schizophrenia?
- A.
Disorganized speech
- B.
Auditory hallucination
- C.
Anxiety
- D.
Stereotyped movement
- 3.Which of these is not an anatomical abnormality linked with schizophrenia?
- A.
Decreased volume of the frontal lobe
- B.
Decreased blood flow to the frontal lobe
- C.
Decreased volume of globus pallidus
- D.
Decreased blood flow to the frontal lobe
- 4.For which drug is the brand name Thorazine?
- A.
Chlorpromazine
- B.
Clozapine
- C.
Levomepromazine
- D.
Haloperidol
- 5.Typically, on which class of dopamine receptors do antipsychotics act predominantly?
- A.
D1
- B.
D2
- C.
D3
- D.
D4
- 6.The Dopamine Hypothesis is linked to the actions of
- A.
PCP
- B.
Angeldust
- C.
LSD
- D.
Amphetamine
- 7.Which two neurotransmitters work together to "gate" the sensory input to the thalamus?
- A.
Dopamine & Glutamate
- B.
Glutamate & 5-HT
- C.
Dopamine and GABA
- D.
5-HT and Glycine
- 8.Which of these is not a side effect of typical antipsychotic drugs?
- A.
Antipsychotic malignant syndrome
- B.
Involuntary movements
- C.
Lactation
- D.
Euphoria
- 9.Why do antipsychotic drugs often take approximately 3 weeks for effects targeted toward schizophrenic symptoms to occur?
- A.
Psychotic episodes cannot be interrupted by undertaking antipsychotic treatment.
- B.
New pathways from the hippocampus to the cerebellum are formed to override the malfunctioning pathways.
- C.
Changes in gene expression and dopamine receptor density need to occur.
- D.
Antipsychotics take 3 weeks to build up to a high enough concentration to successfully occupy NMDA receptors.
- 10.Which of these side effects is Clozapine not associated with?
- A.
Agranulocytosis
- B.
Dry mouth
- C.
Acute dystonia
- D.
Weight gain
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