Schizophrenia

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    The positive symptoms of schizophrenia are thought to results from an over activity of_______ neurons of the ________.

    • Cholinergic; basal forebrain
    • NPY; hypothalamus
    • Dopaminergic, ventral tegmental area
    • Noradrenergic; nucleus accumbens
    • Serotonergic; raphe nucleus
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  • 2. 

    Delusions...

    • Are beliefs that are contrary to fact

    • Indicate the presence of depression

    • Are perceptions that occur without the presence of a stimuli

    • Are linked to brain damage

    • Are common negative symptoms of of schizophrenia

    Correct Answer
    A. Are beliefs that are contrary to fact
  • 3. 

    The positive symptoms of schizophrenia may be caused by

    • Poor parenting

    • A single recessive gene

    • Excessive activity in dopamine circuits in the brain

    • A degenerative disorder of the brain

    • An imbalance of norepinephrine and serotonin in the brain

    Correct Answer
    A. Excessive activity in dopamine circuits in the brain
  • 4. 

    Schizophrenic hallucinations are most likely to involve the ______ system.

    • Tactile

    • Visual

    • Kinesthetic

    • Auditory

    • Olfactory

    Correct Answer
    A. Auditory
  • 5. 

    The likelihood that a child born to two schizophrenic parents will be schizophrenic is less than 50%. This suggests that

    • Schizophrenia is not produced by a single gene

    • Schizophrenic parents rarely marry

    • Schizophrenia is a metabolic disorder

    • Schizophrenia is produced by a single, dominant gene

    • Schizophrenia is associated with infertility

    Correct Answer
    A. Schizophrenia is not produced by a single gene
  • 6. 

    Children who develop schizophrenia later in life are more likely to show _______ in home movies recorded during childhood.

    • More sociability

    • Euphoria

    • Less sociability

    • Less overall activity

    • Symmetrical facial features

    Correct Answer
    A. Less sociability
  • 7. 

    Which of the following supports the contention that schizophrenia is associated with brain damage?

    • The size of the lateral ventricles decreases in schizophrenics

    • The size of the lateral ventricles increases in schizophrenics

    • The neurological symptoms noted in schizophrenia are unique to the disorder

    • Older people, who have already lost a substantial number of neurons, are more likely to develop schizophrenia than younger people.

    Correct Answer
    A. The size of the lateral ventricles increases in schizophrenics
  • 8. 

    Which of the following is NOT true of schizophrenia

    • Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder

    • The term means "split mind"

    • The incidence of schizophrenia is about 1% of the world population

    • The term means "split personality"

    • Schizophrenia had been recognized as a disorder for thousands of years.

    Correct Answer
    A. The term means "split personality"
  • 9. 

    All of the following are positive symptoms of schizophrenia EXCEPT

    • Though disorder

    • Auditory hallucinations

    • Social withdrawal

    • Visual hallucinations

    • Difficulty in communicating via language

    Correct Answer
    A. Social withdrawal
  • 10. 

    The negative symptoms of schizophrenia may be related to

    • Having an older father

    • Excessive birth weight

    • Brain damage

    • A "schizophrenia gene"

    • Overactivity of dopaminergic neurons

    Correct Answer
    A. Brain damage
  • 11. 

    Which of the following is true of the seasonality effect?

    • Schizophrenia is more likely to occur for a person born in June, July, August

    • The seasonality effect is lower in rural settings than in urban settings

    • The seasonality effect is mostly due to indoor smoking by the mother during the winter

    • The seasonality effect is enhanced when fall temperatures are higher than normal

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. The seasonality effect is lower in rural settings than in urban settings

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