CHAPTER 13: SCHIZOPHRENIA AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS

CHAPTER 13: SCHIZOPHRENIA AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following characterize the disorder known as schizophrenia?

ANS:  D                    DIF:    Easy                         OBJ:               1; APALO: 1.3.a

MSC:  TYPE: Conceptual

2. Which of the following is accurate in regard to the long-term outlook for schizophrenic patients?

ANS:  D                    DIF:    Moderate                  OBJ:               1; APALO: 1.3.a

MSC:  TYPE: Factual

3. According to statistical data, the prevalence of schizophrenia is about ________.

ANS:  B                    DIF:    Easy                         OBJ:               1; APALO: 1.3.a

MSC:  TYPE: Factual

4. In the 1850s, a French physician named Benedict Morel used the terms demence (loss of mind) precoce (early, premature) to describe what we now know as schizophrenia because he observed that the onset of symptoms often occurs

ANS:  B                    DIF:    Easy                         OBJ:               2; APALO: 1.2.b

MSC:  TYPE: Factual

5. Which of the following is the definition of dementia praecox?

ANS:  B                    DIF:    Easy                         OBJ:               2; APALO: 1.2.b

MSC:   TYPE: Conceptual