Abnormal Psychology Questions

While Type I schizophrenia is dominated by ____ symptoms, Type II schizophrenia is dominated by ______ symptoms

Based on family pedigree studies, which relative of an individual with a diagnosis of schizophrenia would be MOST at risk for developing the disorder

The viral explanation for schizophrenia suggests that brain abnormalities, and therefore schizophrenia, result from viral exposure:

Researchers found that phenothiazines reduced psychotic symptoms but also caused Parkinsonian

If a person receives the chemical L-dopa, a precursor of dopamine, it reduces the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. However, L-dopa may increase symptoms of schizophrenia. What might one reasonably conclude from this

In genera, the closer that people are genetically related to someone with schizophrenia, the more likely they are to be diagnosed with schizophrenia as well. This is evidence of:

Why are people who take medication for schizophrenia often given medication that helps control shaking and tremors?

What is the rate of concordance for schizophrenia in identical twins

An emergency medical technician (EMT) arrives at the scene of a bad car accident and calmly prepares a severly injured passenger for transport to a hospital while others at the scene are screaming and crying with fear and grief. The EMT's training has resulted in behavior similar to the symptom of schizophrenia called:

A new medication for schizophrenia appears to work because it blocks dopamine from binding to a receptor. The medication functions as:

The stage of the development of schizophrenia marked by deterioration of function and the display of some mild symptoms is called the:

If schizophrenia depended solely on genetic make-up, then compared to rates of schizophrenia in siblings in general, "fraternal" twins should have:

During a postmortem analysis on a sample of brain tissue, you found enlarged ventricles. This is MOST likely to be evidence of:

The data from studies of the biological and adoptive parents of children who receive a diagnosis of schizophrenia as adults show that the concordance rate of schizophrenia with biological relatives is:

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

A person is socially withdrawn, speaks in odd ways, has strange ideas, and expresses little emotion, but she is not displaying full-blown schizophrenic symptoms. What phase of schizophrenia is this person in?

The inability to move limbs in catatonic schizophrenia illustrates ____ symptoms of schizophrenia

I sit staring at a blank page, unable to make myself write a new multiple-choice test item; I just don't seem to care. My behavior is like that of people with schizophrenia displaying the symptom called:

A person with schizophrenia who is experiencing alogia is displaying:

Delia does not display all the full-blown schizophrenia symptoms anymore. Occasionally, a shadow of a symptom appears. She is a bit withdrawn and not entirely clear all the time, but she can marginally function in the world. This is an example of: