Abnormal Psychology Questions
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true or false: the lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia spectrum disorders is greater than 1%
true or false: the onset age of schizophrenia spectrum disorders is 18-30
Case study of schizophrenia:Amanda is 25 and has a history of Major Depressive Disorder, and has been being treated for it for the past year. She is super sad, irritable, and withdraws from her friends and family. She usually feels negatively about herself, and has gained weight from mindlessly eating and not moving around as much. However, while she is socially withdrawing, it seems to be more because she does not trust her friends (who she says are reporting on her to the FBI). She has very flat affect, and she does not seem interested in doing anything. Nothing brings her joy. Additionally, lately when she is talking, she will be hard to understand because she makes up words (saying: "I'm going to the park to ride the wallywhoop." ). Her parents are reminded of one time, in high school, she (for almost 20 days) was convinced that the FBI was bugging their home and that they would come and take her away from her parents. During that time, she refused to leave the home. However, this episode eventually passed. A. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder B. Schizophreniform Disorder C. Schizoaffective Disorder D. Brief Psychotic Disorder E. Delusional Disorder
true or false: the male:female ration of schizophrenia spectrum disorders is 1.4:1
what is the lifetime prevalence of alcohol-use disorders?
Case study for eating disorders: Sarah is a 15 year-old girl. She has a BMI of 15.6 and she has low potassium levels. For the past 4 years, she has regularly stolen money from her parents to pay for food purchases. Sarah binges in restaurants 4-5 times per week. Afterwards, she uses laxatives and often vomits. She weighs herself every day, and engaged in compulsive physical activity consisting of constantly walking around or shaking her legs. Though her size 0 clothes are huge on her, she often states that she is fat.
what is the only thing that can actually lower your BAC?
Case study for eating disorders:G is a 26 year old cis-female who presented to session for health anxiety, specifically related to fears of colon cancer. Over the course of a few sessions, G mentions things like she "wishes she was skinnier" and "shouldn't have eaten that XYZ food after work yesterday." After further questioning, G reports she typically binges on food 2-3 times per week, including periods where she will stop at multiple fast food restaurants for dinner on her way home from work. G then tries to restrict her calories significantly the day after a binge, leading her to end up tired and hungry by mid-day, and resulting in her eating more than she intends at lunch and dinner. G reports she hasn't told anyone about her binge episodes, for fear of judgment from others. She is of typical weight for her height and age.
fact or myth: people with schizophrenia have "split personalities"
how many symptoms do you need for it to be severe substance use severity?
is it true that more alcohol is better and makes you have more fun?
how many deaths are there per year that are do to alcohol use?
true or false: intoxication is associated with 40-50% of all auto accidents, murders, and assaults
true or false: 40% of hospital admission have alcohol or drugs associated
fact or myth: schizophrenia is caused by bad parenting or an unhappy childhood
fact or myth: people with schizophrenia can live happy and productive lives
fact or myth: schizophrenia is due to a weakness in character
fact or myth: people with schizophrenia are addicted to their drugs
true or false: it is really hard to maintain sobriety
fact or myth: people with schizophrenia are intellectually diasabled