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| Which of the following is considered to be a psychotic disorder? |
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| The hallucinations experienced by those who suffer from schizophrenia are most likely to involve ________ things that are not there. |
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| Which of the following could best be described as a negative symptom of schizophrenia? |
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| Of all the twins who share identical genes with a schizophrenia victim, about ________ do not themselves develop schizophrenia |
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| North Americans born during the winter and spring months are at a slightly increased risk for |
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| Which of the following is a positive symptom of schizophrenia? |
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| Evidence suggests that ________ contribute(s) to schizophrenia. |
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| prenatal viral infections |
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| Environmental factors such as viral infections can “turn on” specific genes that predispose schizophrenia. This best illustrates the impact of |
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| The disorganized thoughts experienced by those with schizophrenia most likely result from a breakdown in |
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| Symptoms of withdrawal following the disappearance of hallucinations and delusions are most indicative of ________ schizophrenia. |
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| Which group of severe disorders is characterized by disorganized thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions? |
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| People are more likely to recover from ________ schizophrenia than from ________ schizophrenia |
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| Hallucinations and delusions are most likely to be experienced by those who suffer from |
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| People born in ________ during the month of ________ are at increased risk for schizophrenia. |
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| Seeing one-eyed monsters would be a(n) ________. Believing that you are Christopher Columbus would be a ________. |
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| Schizophrenia that develops gradually over a long period of time is called ________ schizophrenia |
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| The chances for recovery from schizophrenia are considered to be greatest when the disorder develops |
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| rapidly in response to a stressful life situation |
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| A PET scan study of people with ________ found increased activity in the amygdala. |
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| Difficulty perceiving facial emotions and reading others' states of mind is characteristic of many of those suffering from |
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| An abnormal shrinkage of cerebral tissue is most likely to be associated with |
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| Schizophrenia victims have difficulty focusing attention. This is most likely to be related to a smaller-than-normal |
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| False beliefs of persecution that may accompany schizophrenia are called |
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| A reduced level of synchronized neural activity in the frontal lobes has been associated with symptoms of |
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| A parrotlike repeating of another's speech or movements is most common among those with ________ schizophrenia |
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| Mr. Kalish, a long-term government employee, falsely believed that his supervisor was a communist agent who was putting poison in the employees' coffee. When Mr. Kalish was referred to a psychiatrist, he claimed to be the grandson of Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Kalish is most likely suffering from |
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| If an identical twin has schizophrenia, the co-twin's chances of being similarly affected are only 1 in 10 if they had different |
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