Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders

Which of the following is not a psychotic spectrum disorder?

• Schizophreniform Disorder

• Delusional Disorder

• Schizoactive Disorder

• Schizophrenia

Hallucinations are sensory experiences that involve

• staying in a rigid position for hours

• seeing and hearing things that are not there

• Not being able to speak properly

• believing that others are trying to harm you

Which of the following is not a type of delusional disorders

• Thought insertion

• Persecutory

• Erotomanic

• Grandiose

To be diagnosed with a delusional disorder one must have had the symptoms for

• One Month

• Two weeks

• One year

• Six months

Genetic studies with schizophrenia found that

• In MZ twins who are raised in different environments do not develop schizophrenia depending on the nurture

• In MZ twins the co-twin was just as likely to be schizophrenic if the the other twin was separated from him/her

• 50% of DZ twins had a shared schizophrenic status despite differences in the environment

• The MZ has about 50% chance to develop schizophrenia if the other twin is diagnosed with it whether they have the same environment or not.

Some patients with schizophrenia were treated using CBT. Which is not a technique in CBT tretament of Schizophrenia:

• Convincing the patient that the voices are not real

• Challenging beliefs about the nature and origin of voices

• Keeping voice diaries to record auditory hallucinations

• Helping the patient understand the emergence of their disorder

Which of the following is one of the medications used to treat schizophrenia?

• Analgin

• Risperidone

• SSRIs

• Lithium

Which one of the following is NOT a kind of delusion?

• erotomantic

• somatic

• erratic

• persecutory

• grandiose

The prevalence of schizophrenia in general population..

• 1-3%

• 0.2-0/5%

• 0.2-1%

• 15%

What gender statements about schizophrenia are true?

• Females are diagnosed more often

• Males are diagnosed more often

• Schizophrenia Affects Males and Females About Equally

• Schizophrenia Affects Males and Females About Equally but females have a better prognosis