PSY 308- CH 12 QUIZ

_____ hallucinations are by far the most common type in schizophrenia.

Auditory

One of the unwanted and later side effects of antipsychotic medications is:

tardive dyskinesia.

Research suggests that an effective treatment plan for schizophrenia should include:

biological treatments and psychological treatments.

Poverty of speech, blunted and flat affect, loss of volition, and social withdrawal are all _____ symptoms of schizophrenia.

Negative

If both members of a pair of twins have a particular trait, they are said to be ________ for that trait.

concordant

Anna shows no emotions when people tell her happy or sad stories and complains of hearing voices in her head telling her that the TV is spying on her. At times, she remains motionless in her chair for hours. When she does get out of her chair, she poses like the statue in the town square. Which of these represents a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

hearing voices in her head

The goal of family therapy in the treatment of schizophrenia is to:

help the family better support the patient with schizophrenia.

According to the diathesis-stress model of schizophrenia:

people with a biological predisposition for schizophrenia will develop it if certain psychosocial stressors are also present.

Many individuals with schizophrenia go through three phases, the first of which is the:

prodromal stage.

The HPA axis becomes activated when people experience:

stressful events.

David Rosenhan (1973) sent eight people to various psychiatric hospitals. All eight falsely reported hearing voices that said "empty," "hollow," and "thud." After being admitted to one of the hospitals, each person acted normally, yet all were diagnosed as having schizophrenia. One of the conclusions from this study is that:

the expectations produced by labeling can alter perception.

The finding that the highest rates of schizophrenia are found among people who are born during the late winter supports which theory of schizophrenia?

viral theory

Researchers have found more blood flow in _____ of the brain in patients experiencing auditory hallucinations.

Broca's area

Loose associations, neologisms, perseveration, and clang are all forms of:

formal thought disorders.

A person with schizophrenia who hears all the animals around her making plans to get her ready for the ball, and comes to think of herself as Cinderella, is experiencing a(n) _____ hallucination and a delusion of _____.

auditory; grandeur