Scanning techniques have shown that some people with schizophrenic disorders have significantly larger
a) cerebellums.
b) corpus collosums.
c) cerebral ventricles.
d) frontal cortex areas.
Question 2Paul has been under a lot of stress at work. One morning he wakes up and finds himself blind. Although his physician can find nothing physically wrong, Paul is not faking. Which disorder is most consistent with Paul's symptoms?
a) hypochondriasis
b) conversion disorder
c) somatization disorder
d) Munchausen syndrome
Question 3Sexual preference, in part, refers to a person's sexual self-concept.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4What is the single best piece of evidence to illustrate the likelihood that schizophrenia is not entirely due to heredity?
a) Antipsychotic drugs work by blocking dopamine receptors in the brain.
b) The major symptoms of schizophrenia are delusions and hallucinations.
c) Disorders such as schizoaffective disorder suggest that this disorder
does breed pure.
d) Half of the co-twins of monozygotic twins with schizophrenia do not
develop schizophrenia.
Question 5A psychologist has just finished analyzing a client who is believed to have a conversion disorder. The psychologist asks the family to meet with him as part of the process of planning treatment.
The psychologist is especially concerned about what he calls secondary gain. When one of the family members asks for an explanation, what will the psychologist say?
a) Clients with this disorder tend to develop a second disorder after the
first is treated.
b) The client is attempting to control the family's interaction patterns by
producing the symptoms.
c) The family's attention and affection can actually have the effect of reinforcing the symptoms.
d) The symptoms exhibited by the client are actually related to a second and previously undiagnosed disorder.
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