Schizophrenia Introductory Quiz

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Which category of symptoms in schizophrenia includes delusions, hallucinations, and grossly disorganized thinking, speech, and behavior?

Positive or hard symptoms (correct)

Negative or soft symptoms

Mood symptoms

Psychotic symptoms

What is the term for the false sensory perceptions or perceptual experiences that do not exist in reality?

Perseveration

Ideas of reference

Echopraxia

Hallucinations (correct)

What term is used to describe the absence of any facial expression that would indicate emotions or mood?

Flat affect (correct)

Catatonia

Blunted affect

Alogia

What is the term for the tendency to speak little or to convey little substance of meaning?

Alogia Signup and view all the answers

Which disorder is diagnosed when the client has a mixture of psychotic and mood symptoms?

Schizoaffective disorder Signup and view all the answers

What type of medication may control the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

Second-generation antipsychotics Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the absence of will, ambition, or drive to take action or accomplish tasks?

Avolition Signup and view all the answers

Which symptom of schizophrenia is marked by periods of agitation or excitement and psychological immobility?

Catatonia Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the inability to concentrate or focus on a topic or activity?

Inattention Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for holding seemingly contradictory beliefs or feelings about the same person, event, or situation?

Ambivalence Signup and view all the answers

Which type of schizoaffective disorder is similar to bipolar disorder in long-term outcomes?

Bipolar type Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the feeling no joy or pleasure from life or any activities or relationships?

Anhedonia Signup and view all the answers

What is schizophrenia characterized by?

Distorted and bizarre thoughts, perceptions, emotions, movements, and behavior Signup and view all the answers

How is schizophrenia thought of?

As a syndrome or as a disease process with many different varieties and symptoms Signup and view all the answers

What is the prevalence of schizophrenia estimated to be?

About 1% of the total population Signup and view all the answers

What was the public's perception of schizophrenia in the past?

Dangerous and uncontrollable, causing wild disturbances and violent outbursts Signup and view all the answers

How has the mental health community come to view schizophrenia?

As an illness that medication can control Signup and view all the answers

At what age is schizophrenia usually diagnosed?

Late adolescence or early adulthood Signup and view all the answers

What is the peak incidence of onset for schizophrenia in men?

15 to 25 years of age Signup and view all the answers

What is the peak incidence of onset for schizophrenia in women?

25 to 35 years of age Signup and view all the answers

What has increased the effectiveness of treatment for schizophrenia?

Newer atypical antipsychotic drugs and advances in community-based treatment Signup and view all the answers

How do clients with medically supervised illness and treatment live in the community?

Successfully, sometimes working with family and outside support Signup and view all the answers

At what age does schizophrenia rarely manifest?

Childhood Signup and view all the answers

What has the mental health community educated the public about regarding schizophrenia?

That it has many different symptoms and presentations Signup and view all the answers