A woman is prescribed a medication to lower hercholesterol and high blood pressure. Shortly after starting themedication, the woman begins to experience delusions andhallucinations. The woman discontinues the medication and soonthereafter the delusions and hallucinations go away. What diagnosisbest describes the woman’s experience?
A.
Brief psychotic disorder.
B.
Schizophrenaform disorder.
C.
Psychotic disorder due to a general medicalcondition.
D.
Substance induce psychotic disorder.
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QUESTION 3
Which item in the following list is not an example ofa ‘positive’ symptom of schizophrenia?
A.
Delusions.
B.
Hallucinations.
C.
Restricted movement.
D.
Disorganized speech
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QUESTION 4
Tim Crow’s (1985) distinction between Type I and TypeII schizophrenia suggests that Type I schizophrenia tends toinvolve a more rapid onset and is associated with a betterlong-term prognosis compared to Type II schizophrenia. Crow’stheory also suggests that…
A.
Type I schizophrenia is likely to respond well tomedication treatments.
B.
Type I schizophrenia is not likely to respond well tomedication treatments.
C.
Type I schizophrenia is likely to involve primarilynegative symptoms.
D.
Type I schizophrenia is more likely to occur in urbanareas.
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QUESTION 5
Jim is a patient in residential treatment who has beendiagnosed with disorganized schizophrenia. Jim often becomesexcited and agitated when he speaks during group therapy. His wordstend to become jumbled and he jumps from subject to subject in anincoherent fashion. This kind of severely disorganized speech isoften referred to as what?
A.
Functional aphasia.
B.
Primary mutism.
C.
Word salad.
D.
Avolition.
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