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The diathesis–stress relationship suggests that people with _____ will develop schizophrenia only if certain kinds of events or stressors are also present.
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| Question 3 |
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The administration of too much _____ raises dopamine activity to such a degree that a person would experience psychosis
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According to a World Health Organization (WHO) study, there are some striking differences in the courses and outcomes of schizophrenia between people who live in developing countries and those who live in developed countries. Which of the following statements describes the differences seen in the study?
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A leading _____ explanation of schizophrenia is congruent with the biological view that during hallucinations and related perceptual difficulties, the brains of people with schizophrenia are actually producing strange and unreal sensations triggered by biological factors.
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People recovering from schizophrenia are considered MORE likely to relapse if their families rate high in _____ emotions.
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| Question 7 |
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People recovering from schizophrenia are considered MORE likely to relapse if their families rate high in _____ emotions.
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_____ theorists expanded on the diathesis–stress relationship at work in schizophrenia by describing the key way in which the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) stress pathway affects the dysfunctional brain circuits associated with schizophrenia.
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Dr. Goldman believes that the strange and unreal sensations that occur in schizophrenia are triggered by biological factors. When her patients attempt to understand their symptoms, additional features of the disorder emerge, leading them to misinterpret their symptoms. Dr. Goldman is aligned with a _____ view of schizophrenia.
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Danielle, a 12-year-old female, has been struggling lately in school. Mathematics problems that were easy for her earlier in the year have become difficult, she has trouble focusing on her homework, and she's unable to draw straight lines in art class. A therapist with a _____ perspective might suspect that she is at risk for schizophrenia.
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| Question 11 |
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Andrea Yates showed symptoms of postpartum psychosis and drowned her five children in 2001. Assuming that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis, her actions were: |
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Sean has Parkinson's disease, and his doctor gave him a type of medication that caused him to experience psychosis. Sean was MOST likely prescribed:
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| Question 13 |
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Kai's family is high in expressed emotion. Therefore, Kai commonly experiences all of these from family members EXCEPT:
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| Question 14 |
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Mr. and Mrs. Olson both have schizophrenia, and they have three children: Todd, a 16 year old, and Liz and Lena, identical twins. Lena has schizophrenia like her parents. Mr. Olson's parents live with the family, and his mother struggles with mood swings. Based on family pedigree studies, who in the family is at the GREATEST risk for developing schizophrenia?
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Damien has schizophrenia. A clinical researcher studies his twin brother to understand the development of the disorder. The researcher is MOST likely looking for support of the _____ perspective. |
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Amber, who is 43 years old, shows many of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia, and at the same time she appears profoundly depressed. Amber's psychiatrist believes that Amber inherited a biological predisposition to these conditions, which were brought on by a recent trauma. This interpretation suggests that the psychiatrist espouses a _____ perspective.
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Hiro was born during February, and his physician attributes that fact to the development of his schizophrenia. Hiro's doctor is espousing the _____ theory of schizophrenia.
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| Question 18 |
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Casey is cold, domineering, and uninterested in her daughter's life. If her daughter develops schizophrenia, Frieda Fromm-Reichmann would suggest that Casey: |
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Bill has Parkinson's disease and often experiences uncontrollable shaking. Bill's lack of control over his motor movements is caused by low levels of the neurotransmitter:
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| Question 20 |
| Dr. Ho believes that clinicians from majority groups misread cultural differences as symptoms of schizophrenia and, therefore, misdiagnose schizophrenia in African Americans. Dr. Ho is MOST likely a _____ theorist. |
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Nora was never reinforced for paying attention to social cues. However, when she began to focus on irrelevant cues and respond in odd ways, people in her family increasingly asked her about her thoughts and feelings, and so she continued to respond in a similar fashion. A behavioral theorist might attribute Nora's eventual development of schizophrenia to the:
reward or reinforcement for her bizarre responses. misinterpretation of her symptoms. modeling of significant others. temporal association of a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned one. |
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The dysfunctional circuit in the brain associated with schizophrenia consists of the hippocampus, amygdala, thalamus, striatum, substantia nigra, and:
medulla. globus pallidus. prefrontal cortex. lateral temporal lobe. |
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The dysfunctional circuit in the brain associated with schizophrenia consists of the hippocampus, amygdala, thalamus, striatum, substantia nigra, and:
an imbalance of dopamine (too much or too little) leads to Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia. dopamine is used to treat both schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease. medication used to treat schizophrenia leads to Parkinsonian symptoms. schizophrenia often leads to the development of Parkinson's disease. |
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According to the developmental psychopathology point of view, chronic stress in people with schizophrenia causes a "downward spiral" of:
HPA pathway activation, increasing cortisol and leaving individuals highly sensitive to stressors. HPA pathway activation, increasing immune response and sensitizing the HPA pathway. delusional thoughts, decreasing the individual's ability to distinguish reality from delusion. delusional thoughts, worsening the depression experienced by the individual. |
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Dr. Jokocha gave Ken a phenothiazine to reduce his hallucinations, but the doctor then realized that the medication caused muscular tremors similar to those in Parkinson's disease. Dr. Jokocha concluded that Ken's psychosis was related to excessive:
dopamine. serotonin. phenothiazine. norepinephrine. |