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The diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia 2

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
DSM-V requires __________ for a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
a)
one positive and one negative symptom
b)
two negative symptoms
c)
one positive symptom
2.
A positive symptom of schizophrenia is ___________.
a)
speech poverty
b)
delusions
c)
avolition
3.
A positive symptom of schizophrenia is ___________.
a)
avolition
b)
hallucinations
c)
speech poverty
4.
A negative symptom of schizophrenia is ___________.
a)
delusions
b)
hallucinations
c)
avolition
5.
A negative symptom of schizophrenia is ___________.
a)
delusions
b)
hallucinations
c)
speech poverty
6.
Experiencing distortions of reality is what kind of symptom?
a)
Non-existent
b)
Negative
c)
Positive
7.
An example of speech poverty is ____________.
a)
producing lots of words
b)
disorganised sentences
c)
fluent language with no pauses
8.
An example of avoiltion is ____________.
a)
maintaining good personal hygiene
b)
not maintaining personal hygiene
c)
not maintaining others’ personal hygiene
9.
An example of an tactile hallucination is __________.
a)
feeling something that isn’t there
b)
hearing something that isn’t there
c)
seeing something that isn’t there
10.
When psychiatrists disagree over diagnosis of the same symptoms ____________.
a)
co-morbidity is low
b)
reliability is low
c)
validity is high
11.
Co-morbidity refers to ____________.
a)
a fear of death
b)
negative symptoms of schizophrenia
c)
two disorders being diagnosed at the same time
12.
Who are less likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia?
a)
Men
b)
Teenage boys
c)
Women
13.
American and British people of African origin are ___________.
a)
more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia
b)
less likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia
c)
never diagnosed with schizophrenia
14.
Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder suffered by ___% of the population?
a)
0.01
b)
0.1
c)
1