Schizophrenia quick check (varied topics)

Is Disorganised thought a positive or negative symptom of Schizophrenia?

• Positive

• Negative

What did Copeland find when looking at reliability of diagnosis of Schizophrenia?

• 69% of UK psychiatrists diagnosed Sz.

• 69% of USA psychiatrists diagnosed Sz.

• 2% of UK psychiatrists diagnosed Sz.

• 20% of UK psychiatrists diagnosed Sz.

What is the problem with validity known as co-morbidity?

• When someone is diagnosed with more than one disorder at the same time.

• When symptoms of Sz are also seen in other disorders.

• When the experience of males and females is not represented equally.

Who highlighted the polygenic nature of Sz?

• Gottesman

• Tienari

• Ripke

• Juckel

Identify 1 neural correlate of negative symptoms of Sz.

• Superior Temporal Gyrus

• Ventral Striatum

• Anterior Cingulate Gyrus

Which of the following is a Typical Anti psychotic?

• Risperidone

• Chlorpromazine

• Clozapine

What is the type of mixed message described in family dysfunction?

• Double blind

• Single blind

• Double bind

• Single bind

A cognitive inability to suppress automatic thoughts comes from a problem with...?

• Central Executive

• Meta analysis

• Central Control

• Meta-representation