Chapter 15: Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____     1.   Men with schizophrenia have

A.	An older age of onset
B.	Fewer negative symptoms
C.	A more favorable premorbid history
D.	A less favorable course

 

 

____     2.   It has been suggested that reduced volume of the temporal lobe is related to

A.	Persistence of negative symptoms
B.	Severity of auditory hallucinations
C.	Deficits in working memory
D.	Impairment of motor coordination

 

 

____     3.   Abnormalities of motor function characterized by a marked lack of motion or remaining in one posture are most characteristic of which subtype of schizophrenia?

A.	Paranoid
B.	Catatonic
C.	Disorganized
D.	Undifferentiated

 

 

____     4.   A patient who has just been started on Haldol 5 mg po bid is complaining of a sudden painful stiff neck and jaw muscles. This is most likely

A.	Akinesia
B.	Akathisia
C.	Dystonia
D.	Somatization

 

 

____     5.   When used for treatment of a patient with schizophrenia, typical antipsychotics could be expected to be most effective for which of the following symptoms?

A.	Social isolation
B.	Ineffective individual coping
C.	Hallucinations
D.	Lack of ability to make decisions

 

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. ANS:  D                    PTS:   1

 

2. ANS:  B                    PTS:   1

 

3. ANS:  B                    PTS:   1

 

4. ANS:  C                    PTS:   1

 

5. ANS:  C                    PTS:   1