Julia clearly had psychotic symptoms. As she also showed symptoms of bipolar disorder, she was
ultimately diagnosed with
A) schizophreniform disorder. B) undifferentiated type.
C) schizoaffective disorder. D) residual type.
Question 2Binge-eating disorder
A) cannot be diagnosed if a person is overweight.
B) is diagnosed when a person binges and then purges by using laxatives or self-induced vomiting.
C) is an extremely rare variant of bulimia nervosa.
D) involves binges comparable to those in bulimia but without any inappropriate compensatory
behavior to limit weight gain.
Question 3Virginia exhibits a variety of schizophrenic symptoms including delusions, auditory hallucinations, and
formal thought disorder. She has been symptomatic for about a month. Virginia qualifies for a diagnosis of
A) schizophreniform disorder. B) schizoaffective disorder, manic type.
C) paranoid schizophrenia. D) undifferentiated schizophrenia.
Question 4Discuss the difference between fear and anxiety.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 5Which of the following could be described as short-term schizophrenia?
A) delusional disorder B) undifferentiated schizophrenia
C) schizoaffective disorder D) schizophreniform disorder
Question 6Why is it difficult to determine the nature of the relationship between divorce and the psychological
functioning of family members?
A) Cause and effect cannot be determined as preexisting behavioral abnormalities in either the parents
or the children may make divorce more likely.
B) While the effects of divorce are negative on children, the effects on the spouses are generally
positive.
C) Due to modern acceptance of divorce, there has been an ongoing decrease in the negative effects of
divorce. As the impact of divorce has been decreasing, the effect of divorce on family functioning
has become impossible to detect.
D) The findings have been too inconsistent for any conclusions to be drawn.
Question 7Korsakoff's psychosis is now known as
A) alcohol amnestic disorder. B) alcoholic withdrawal.
C) alcohol withdrawal delirium. D) delirium tremens.
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