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What is the main feature of affective disorders?
What type of psychosis is typically seen in depression?
Which of the following is not a type of mood disorder according to the text?
What is the key feature of bipolar affective disorder according to the text?
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What is required for an accurate diagnosis of a mood disorder?
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What is the main reference source used for the diagnostic criteria of mood disorders mentioned in the text?
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What is the most common type of hallucination experienced in schizophrenia?
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Which of the following is NOT considered a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
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What is the term used to describe the reduced or absent emotional expression in schizophrenia?
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Which of the following is NOT a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
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What is the term used to describe the disorganized thinking and speech in schizophrenia?
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Which of the following is NOT a key symptom of schizophrenia listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-V)?
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Which of the following is NOT an additional sign of depression?
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Which of the following medications inhibit the re-uptake of noradrenaline and/or serotonin?
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Which of the following is NOT mentioned as having a mood-stabilizing action for bipolar disorder?
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What is the lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia?
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Which of the following statements about schizophrenia is NOT true?
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Which of the following disorders is NOT mentioned in the text?
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What is the role of the mesolimbic dopamine system in schizophrenia?
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How do genetic factors contribute to the development of schizophrenia?
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What is the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia's basic model?
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What are the recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) confirming about schizophrenia?
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What is the function of the mesocortical dopamine system in schizophrenia?
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Which pathway dysfunction is implicated in cognitive deficits and negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
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Which of the following best describes the role of glutamate receptor hypofunction in schizophrenia?
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According to the neurodevelopment theory, which of the following events may occur in schizophrenia?
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What is the primary mechanism of action of antipsychotic or neuroleptic drugs in the treatment of schizophrenia?
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Which of the following statements about dopamine receptors is true?
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What is a common issue faced by patients with schizophrenia, even when they are taking antipsychotic medications?
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What is the primary advantage of atypical antipsychotic drugs over traditional antipsychotics?
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