Psyc 3140: LearningCurve 12a. The Clinical Picture of Schizophrenia

In 2017, there were approximately _____ million people in the United States afflicted with schizophrenia.

3.6

Someone whose symptoms include delusions, disorganized thinking and speech, heightened perceptions and hallucinations, and inappropriate affect would be considered to have _____ schizophrenia.

Type I

Shontelle accuses her mother of stealing her thoughts and replacing them with someone else's thoughts. Shontelle has a delusion of:

control

Blanche is trying to predict how long her child will be in the active phase of schizophrenia. Based on available evidence, Blanche can expect this phase to last anywhere from:

days to years

George was 19 years old when he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. He was in his first year at a university majoring in biology at the time, but now, at age 25, he lives with his parents and receives Social Security Disability income. This would be an example of the downward _____ theory.

drift

During the _____ stage of schizophrenia, a person withdraws socially, speaks in vague or odd ways, develops strange ideas, or expresses little emotion.

prodromal

Kylie has begun to withdraw from her family and friends. She also communicates with vague speech and expresses very little emotion. Kylie is MOST likely in the _____ phase of schizophrenia.

prodromal

Nicholas has moved through the active phase of schizophrenia and appears to be improving. In the residual phase of schizophrenia, he can be expected to:

return to his prodromal-like functioning

Kent has stopped socializing with his friends and has instead begun to spend more time alone, preoccupied with his beliefs about working as a spy for the government. As a result, he is no longer able to recognize other people's needs and emotions accurately. Kent is showing the negative symptom of:

social withdrawal

The belief that one can feel bugs tingling under one's skin would be an example of a(n) _____ hallucination.

tactile

Rob believed that people were plotting against him and his family, even though there was no evidence that this was true. This is known as a delusion of:

persecution

Lizzie was 43 when she developed schizophrenia. Prior to the development of her condition, she functioned marginally in her occupation, lived at home, and had few friends. The onset of her condition was abrupt, and she immediately received treatment. Which of Lizzie's symptoms is NOT associated with a fuller recovery from schizophrenia?

poor prodromal functioning

Type I schizophrenia is thought to be dominated by _____ symptoms.

positive