Schizophrenia Quiz

What is the term used to describe "potentially devastating brain disorders that affect a person's thinking, language, emotions, social behaviour, and ability to perceive reality accurately"?

• Schizophrenia disorders

• Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders

• Delusional disorders

• Schizoaffective disorder

True or False: People with schizophrenia are more violent than the general public.

• True

• False

What 5 key features are associated with psychotic disorders?

• seizures, hallucinations, disorganized thinking, abnormal thoughts, positive symptoms

• abnormal thought, delusions, hallucinations, negative thinking, hearing voices

• delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking, abnormal motor behaviour, negative symtoms

• delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking, abnormal motor behaviour, positive symptoms

The lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia is what percentage common worldwide?

• 0.5%

• 1%

• 2%

• 3%

What are the ages of onset for schizophrenia for males and females?

• 18-25 males, 25-35 females

• 19-20 males, 18-25 females

• 16-20 males, 22-26 females

• 15-25 males, 19-25 females

The acute phase of schizophrenia involves:

• irrational thinking, hallucinations, fear

• abstract thinking, disturbed thought process, violence

• distractions, irritability, hearing voices

• hallucinations, delusions, confused thinking

In the maintenance phase of schizophrenia, what happens to the symptoms?

• Symptoms are stable

• Symptoms are increasing

• Symptoms are absent or diminished

• Symptoms are consistent

A positive symptom of schizophrenia is:

• The presence of something not normally present

• The absence of something that should be present but is not

• The absence of something abnormal

• The presence of something positive

Two types of antipsychotic medications given for treatment of schizophrenia include:

• Ativan, Narcan

• Lorazepam, Metaprolol

• Tryptocyline, Pimozide

• Clozapine, Olanzapine

How long do symptoms of hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech occur before being considered a diagnostic criteria of Schizophrenia?

• 1 week

• 2 weeks

• 2 months

• 1 month