question archive The Case of Jack Jack is a 21 year old male college student in his sophomore year
The Case of Jack Jack is a 21 year old male college student in his sophomore year
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The Case of Jack Jack is a 21 year old male college student in his sophomore year. For the past several months Jack has been feeling very peculiar. He is constantly calling home to his parents seeking reassurance that he is fine, yet he no longer is himself. When Jack attends classes he sees images of the devil and people wearing clown masks. He also hears voices of a persecutory nature. These voices continue to tell him that he is no good and that others are out to get him. He also believes that his Professor is spying on him. Jack also experiences periods of isolation and an inability to express his emotions. Jack believes that he must hide from others because they might hurt him. His parents brought him home from school and took him to a noted psychiatrist. Jack was diagnosed with acute paranoid schizophrenia. He was put on antipsychotic medications however was unable to return to school. The voices in his head continue and he no longer can determine what is real. QUESTION 1 1. Jack has recently been hearing voices. This would be an example of: A. Visual hallucinations B. Auditory hallucinations C. Delusions D. Ideations 10 points QUESTION 2 1. The negative symptoms of schizophrenia include all of the following except: A. hallucinations B. restricted affect C. avolition D. fewer facial emotions 10 points QUESTION 3 1. The positive symptoms of schizophrenia include all of the following except A. hallucinations B. avolition C. delusions D. disorganized speech 10 points QUESTION 4 1. The most common types of delusions are A. delusions B. somatic of guilt delusions C. persecutory D. thought delusions insertion 10 points QUESTION 5 1. False beliefs that one's appearance or part of one's body is diseased or altered are A. persecutory delusions B. somatic delusions C. thought insertions D. delusions of grandeur 10 points QUESTION 6 1. Women with schizophrenia A. have a poorer prognosis than men with schizophrenia B. have an equal prognosis to that of men C. show similar prognoses to men with the same diagnosis D. tend to have a better prognosis than men with this disorder 10 points QUESTION 7 1. Catatonia is A. disorganized behavior that reflects unresponsiveness to the environment B. a behavior that is an over reaction to the environment C. a type of manic response D. is a hyperactive response to others 10 points QUESTION 8 1. Having a biological relative with schizophrenia A. is the only single determining factor for developing schizophrenia B. does not appear to play a role in the development of this disorder C. increases D. none an individual's risk for this disorder of the above 10 points QUESTION 9 1. One neurochemical associated with schizophrenia is A. stellazine B. dopamine C. thorazine D. none of the above 10 points QUESTION 10 1. Stressful events A. may trigger new episodes of psychosis in people with schizophrenia B. can cause schizophrenia C. has no impact on those with schizophrenia D. none of the above
