Which of the following are examples of negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
a) flat affect, lack of initiative
b) hallucinations and delusions
c) difficulty concentrating, low intelligence, poor memory
d) catatonic immobility, waxy flexibility
Question 2Barry has been depressed for some time. How will his depression affect the likelihood that he will have a heart attack?
a) The disorders are very different and do not affect on one another.
b) The depression actually reduces the chances because it tends to control eating and exertion.
c) For reasons that are not yet clear, the depression tends to raise the chances that he will suffer a heart attack.
d) The depression will increase the risk for a heart attack because it will lower his immune system functioning.
Question 3Which of the following is not an established intervention for depression in older adults?
a) psychotherapy
b) antidepressant medication
c) St. John's Wort
d) electroconvulsive therapy
Question 4Delusions or hallucinations with themes that are consistent with the mood state (e.g., guilt, disease or death themes accompanying depression) are known as
a) mood-incongruent psychotic features.
b) mood-congruent psychotic features.
c) mixed features.
d) catatonic features.
Question 5Which type of therapist believes their main task is to frustrate their clients, to help clients express strong emotions, and fight out conflicts with authority?
a) Gestalt
b) existential
c) neo-Freudian
d) client-centered
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