Question : 121. While doing volunteer work at a mental hospital, Mary : 1182000

121. While doing volunteer work at a mental hospital, Mary is put on a ward for adults with severe mental disorders. One patient remains in the same position for hours at a time and never talks. The doctors tell Mary this patient suffers from ______.

a) depersonalization disorder

b) catatonic schizophrenia

c) disorganized schizophrenia

d) obsessive-compulsive disorder

122. ______ schizophrenia is characterized by delusions of persecution, grandeur, and jealousy, together with hallucinations.

a) Disorganized

b) Paranoid

c) Residual

d) Catatonic

123. Which of the following statements might someone with a biological perspective make about schizophrenia?

a) It is a severe breakdown of the ego as a result of a disturbed relationship between mother and child.

b) Its symptoms are shaped by the processes of reinforcement and extinction.

c) Its symptoms, such as irrational beliefs, are a severe form of illogical thinking.

d) It is caused by genetics, chemical influences, and brain structural defects.

124.Which of the following stress-related hormones seems to have some impact on the development and severity of symptoms in those with schizophrenia?

a) Dopamine

b) Adrenaline

c) Cortisol

d) Oxytocin

125. Researchers examining schizophrenia at the level of the brain have found that an excess of stress-related hormones can affect the neurotransmitter ________. These abnormalities are related to the development of psychotic symptoms.

a) dopamine

b) serotonin

c) ghrelin

d) gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

126. Bill, who has schizophrenia, has steadily seen his economic situation go from bad to worse. Bill’s plight illustrates how common ________ is among the mentally disabled.

a) high expressed emotion

b) low expressed emotion

c) social selection

d) social causation

127. The tendency of those with schizophrenia to fall into lower socioeconomic classes is sometimes referred to as social _______.

a) catharsis

b) happenstance

c) causation

d) drift

128. ________ refers to the chronic psychological and social stresses of life in an urban environment, especially for the poor.

a) Social selection

b) Social drift

c) Social causation

d) Social correlation

129. Eriq and Zevara tend to yell at each other a lot when they are angry. They hold nothing back, and sometimes get nasty in their arguments. Though they are always quick to forgive and make up, and they say that this kind of heated exchange helps them get rid of their “mental garbage,” there is the potential for such hostile communication to have an impact on their children. The relationship between this kind of ___________ and the development of schizophrenia has received quite a bit of research attention.

a) neurotic rage

b) overt hostility

c) high expressed emotion

d) double-bind communication

130. The ratio of women to men who have been diagnosed with eating disorders is more than ________.

a) 2:1

b) 5:1

c) 8:1

d) 9:1