Jennie receives secret messages from Will Smith every time she watches him on television talk shows or in movies. She believes he is in love with her and is telling her that he is planning to leave his wife to be with her. Jennie is most likely suffering from which delusional disorder?
a. erotomania
b. grandiosity
c. jealousy
d. persecution
Question 2Of the following, who is experiencing symptoms of withdrawn catatonia?
a. Louis, a schizophrenic who has paranoid ideations with high levels of anxiety and worry surrounding his belief of being persecuted
b. Lorenzo, a schizophrenic who is extremely unresponsive with respect to motor activity and movement
c. Lenny, who is experiencing persistent, non-bizarre delusions without other unusual or odd behaviors
d. Larry, who has no diagnosable disorder but insists that he does have one
Question 3Which statement reflects a negative pattern of thinking associated with restricted affect symptoms?
a. If I show my feelings, others will see my inadequacy..
b. I'm not going to find the right words to express myself..
c. Why bother, I'm just going to fail..
d. It takes too much effort to try..
Question 4Nick has schizophrenia and is experiencing the most common form of hallucinations, which are ____.
a. auditory hallucinations
b. gustatory hallucinations
c. olfactory hallucinations
d. tactile hallucinations
Question 5Recent research investigating cognitive symptoms associated with schizophrenia shows that they ____.
a. are evidenced by deficits in the ability to absorb information, sustain attention, and use recently acquired information
b. occur in the later stages in the developmental course of the disorder
c. tend to disappear with treatment
d. are not typically considered to be a core component of schizophrenia
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