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Worksheetsschizophrenia so far...
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
High doses of amphetamines can lead to psychotic symptoms similar to Sz due to dopamine release
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Rats that are given amphetamines to increase dopamine activity behave in a schizophrenic manner
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Which of these is not a structural change in the brain that leads to schizophrenic behaviour?
a)
Smaller hippocampus
b)
Disorganised neurones in certain brain areas
c)
Smaller cerebral ventricles
d)
Less blood flow to the frontal lobes
4.
A negative symptom of schizophrenia is...
a)
Hallucinations
b)
Speech poverty
c)
Irrational thoughts
d)
Delusions
5.
Which of these isn't a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
a)
Hallucinations
b)
Delusions
c)
Avolition
d)
Thought disturbances
6.
What are the neurotransmitters that recent research is focusing on as a causal link to schizophrenia?
a)
Glutamate and serotonin
b)
Dopamine and serotonin
c)
Serotonin and melatonin
d)
Melatonin and glutamate
7.
Which of the following are not negative symptoms?
a)
Dellusions
b)
Avolition
c)
Speech poverty
d)
Movement disturbances
8.
What do anti-schizophrenic drugs do?
a)
Increase dopamine levels in the brain
b)
Increase serotonin levels in the brain
c)
Block dopamine receptors in the brain
d)
Speed up messages in the brain
9.
What type of twins are more likely to both have schizophrenia?
a)
Dizygotic
b)
Monozygotic
c)
No difference
10.
What is a problem with Castner's monkey study into schizophrenia?
a)
The research was carried out in the field
b)
There were a lot of ethical issues
c)
It was carried out too long ago to be valid
d)
The monkeys didn't develop schizophrenic symptoms
11.
The most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia is...
a)
Seeing things that aren't there
b)
Hearing voices that aren't there
c)
Believing people are watching you
d)
Reduction in level of speech
12.
How many more times likely is a first degree relative of a Sz patient to also develop schizophrenia?
a)
24 x more likely
b)
16 x more liekly
c)
2 x more likely
d)
18 x more likely
13.
What is the age range at which Sz can be diagnosed?
a)
16-45 years
b)
15-45 years
c)
16-40 years
d)
13-50 years
14.
Which one of these symptoms isn't related to schizophrenia?
a)
Hallucinations
b)
Rash
c)
Speech poverty
d)
Avolition
15.
Young found a positive correlation between brain abnormality and symptom severity in schizophrenia
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What does an abnormality in the ventral striatum increase?
a)
Hallucinations
b)
Avolition
c)
Speech poverty
d)
Delusions
17.
Too much dopamine is called...
a)
Hypodopaminergia
b)
Hyperdopaminergia
18.
First degree relatives share how much of their genetic material?
a)
100%
b)
75%
c)
50%
d)
25%
19.
The drug L-dopa that is given to Parkinson's disease patients has a link with the dopamine explanation of SZ because...
a)
It increases dopamine levels and causes Sz symptoms in patients
b)
It decreases dopamine levels and causes Sz symptoms in patients
c)
It blocks dopamine receptors and reduces Sz symptoms in patients
d)
It causes movement disturbances in patients
20.
The problem with using twin studies to study genetic links to Sz is...
a)
There are too many SZ twin pairs to sample
b)
Twins don't share enough genetic material to draw any conclusions
c)
MZ and DZ twins share the same degree of genetic similarity
d)
It is hard to separate genetic and environmental factors as a potential cause
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