Abnormal Psychology Questions
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Martin is a person with schizophrenia who feels ambivalent about most issues/ Has has no goals and does not seem to have the energy or interest to think about them. He certainly cannot make decisions. He is MOST likely suffering from:
A person with schizophrenia who is experiencing anhedonia is displaying:
Antonio believes that the anchor on the evening television news is speaking directly and personally to him. He even goes to the television studio to talk to the anchor. Antonio is suffering from:
Those with schizophrenia who remain standing for hours and resist efforts to be moved are experiencing:
"I am the Virgin Mary, and I've come to give birth to a new savior," says someone experiencing:
When Janice drinks her milk, she is sure from the taste that someone put salt in it. Janice is most likely experiencing a(n) _______ hallucination
Poverty of speech, blunted and flat affect, loss of volition, and social withdrawal are all examples of _____ symptoms of schizophrenia
Shelly is sitting on the couch with her husband and children when suddenly she smells smoke. However, no one else can smell the smoke and there is no fire. What is she experiencing?
Research with those experiencing auditory hallucinations has NOT demonstrated:
A person with schizophrenia who laughs when told sad news and screams in situations that most people see as warm and tender is experiencing
Schizophrenia is a found in all socioeconomic classes. However, it is MOST likely to be found in someone from a:
A person with schizophrenia who hears all the animals around her making plans to get her ready for the ball, and comes to think of herself as Cinderella, is experiencing a(n) ____ hallucination and a delusion of ____.
A person with schizophrenia who is feeling apathetic, drained and unable to start or follow through on any projects is displaying:
If someone had the delusion of being an animal, the person MOST likely would be experiencing:
For the first two weeks after starting college, a student can't seem to talk coherently and is generally unresponsive to the moods of other students in the same dorm. Soon, the student resumes normal patterns of speaking and social interaction. This is an example of:
In the middle of a calm conversation, a person with Tourette's syndrome might suddenly begin shouting and follow that with a string of obscenities. This is similar to the symptom of schizophrenia called:
Delusions, disorganized thinking and speech, heightened perceptions and hallucinations, and inappropriate affect are examples of _____ symptoms of schizophrenia
What percentage of the world population is estimated to have schizophrenia
A middle-aged individual shows many of the negative symptoms have lasted almost a year. This is an example of:
What does Susan Nolen Hoeksema say men do when depressed?