Schizophrenia
Brain and Behavior
- 1.
Which of the following is NOT true of schizophrenia
- A.
Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder
- B.
The term means "split mind"
- C.
The incidence of schizophrenia is about 1% of the world population
- D.
The term means "split personality"
- E.
Schizophrenia had been recognized as a disorder for thousands of years.
Correct Answer
D. The term means "split personality" -
- 2.
All of the following are positive symptoms of schizophrenia EXCEPT
- A.
Though disorder
- B.
Auditory hallucinations
- C.
Social withdrawal
- D.
Visual hallucinations
- E.
Difficulty in communicating via language
Correct Answer
C. Social withdrawal -
- 3.
Schizophrenic hallucinations are most likely to involve the ______ system.
- A.
Tactile
- B.
Visual
- C.
Kinesthetic
- D.
Auditory
- E.
Olfactory
Correct Answer
D. Auditory -
- 4.
Delusions...
- A.
Are beliefs that are contrary to fact
- B.
Indicate the presence of depression
- C.
Are perceptions that occur without the presence of a stimuli
- D.
Are linked to brain damage
- E.
Are common negative symptoms of of schizophrenia
Correct Answer
A. Are beliefs that are contrary to fact -
- 5.
The positive symptoms of schizophrenia may be caused by
- A.
Poor parenting
- B.
A single recessive gene
- C.
Excessive activity in dopamine circuits in the brain
- D.
A degenerative disorder of the brain
- E.
An imbalance of norepinephrine and serotonin in the brain
Correct Answer
C. Excessive activity in dopamine circuits in the brain -
- 6.
The likelihood that a child born to two schizophrenic parents will be schizophrenic is less than 50%. This suggests that
- A.
Schizophrenia is not produced by a single gene
- B.
Schizophrenic parents rarely marry
- C.
Schizophrenia is a metabolic disorder
- D.
Schizophrenia is produced by a single, dominant gene
- E.
Schizophrenia is associated with infertility
Correct Answer
A. Schizophrenia is not produced by a single gene -
- 7.
The positive symptoms of schizophrenia are thought to results from an over activity of_______ neurons of the ________.
- A.
Cholinergic; basal forebrain
- B.
NPY; hypothalamus
- C.
Dopaminergic, ventral tegmental area
- D.
Noradrenergic; nucleus accumbens
- E.
Serotonergic; raphe nucleus
Correct Answer
C. Dopaminergic, ventral tegmental area -
- 8.
The negative symptoms of schizophrenia may be related to
- A.
Having an older father
- B.
Excessive birth weight
- C.
Brain damage
- D.
A "schizophrenia gene"
- E.
Overactivity of dopaminergic neurons
Correct Answer
C. Brain damage -
- 9.
Which of the following supports the contention that schizophrenia is associated with brain damage?
- A.
The size of the lateral ventricles decreases in schizophrenics
- B.
The size of the lateral ventricles increases in schizophrenics
- C.
The neurological symptoms noted in schizophrenia are unique to the disorder
- D.
Older people, who have already lost a substantial number of neurons, are more likely to develop schizophrenia than younger people.
Correct Answer
B. The size of the lateral ventricles increases in schizophrenics -
- 10.
Which of the following is true of the seasonality effect?
- A.
Schizophrenia is more likely to occur for a person born in June, July, August
- B.
The seasonality effect is lower in rural settings than in urban settings
- C.
The seasonality effect is mostly due to indoor smoking by the mother during the winter
- D.
The seasonality effect is enhanced when fall temperatures are higher than normal
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
B. The seasonality effect is lower in rural settings than in urban settings -
- 11.
Children who develop schizophrenia later in life are more likely to show _______ in home movies recorded during childhood.
- A.
More sociability
- B.
Euphoria
- C.
Less sociability
- D.
Less overall activity
- E.
Symmetrical facial features
Correct Answer
C. Less sociability -
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