1. Schizoid personality is characterized by

A. Shy, quiet, passive, daydreaming, introverted

B. Dramatic, emotional, and erratic behavior

C. Eccentric behaviors and incongruous affect

D. Suspicious ideas and lack of trust

Answer Key

2. Which of the following affect least common in schizophrenia?

A. Ecstatic

B. Flat

C. Blunted

D. Incongruous

 

3. Schizophrenia is most closely associated with

A. Psthesis

B. Asthenic

C. Athletic

D. Dysplastic

 

4. Which of the following is NOT true about schizophrenia?

A. Literally means "splitting of mind"

B. Peak incidence is 15 to 30 years of age

C. People with low intelligence are more predisposed

D. Predominantly a disease of females

 

5. Bizarre somatic hallucinations are typical features of

A. Generalized anxiety disorder

B. Multiple personality

C. Hebephrenic schizophrenia

D. Simple schizophrenia

 

6. Disturbances of affect is a predominant feature in

A. Paranoid schizophrenia

B. Catatonic schizophrenia

C. Hebephrenic schizophrenia

D. Residual schizophrenia

 

7. Hebephrenic schizophrenia is characterized by

A. Marked disorganization and incongruous silly affect

B. Marked psychomotor disturbance with mutism

C. Marked persecutory and grandiose delusions

D. Social withdrawal and eccentric behaviours

 

8. A characteristic, which is least associated with paranoid schizophrenia is

A. Late onset

B. Delusion of grandiosity

C. Deterioration of personality

D. secondary depression

 

9. Which subtype of schizophrenia is characterized by disorders of volition?

A. Catatonic

B. Paranoid

C. Simple

D. Hebephrenic

 

10. Which of the following is NOT a feature of catatonic schizophrenia?

A. Negativism

B. Waxy flexibility

C. Echolalia

D. Flight of thoughts

 

11. Depot antipsychotics (e.g. Intramuscular fluphenazine deconate) is indicated in

A. When oral drug compliance is poor.

B. Hebephrenic schizophrenia

C. Catatonic schizophrenia

D. Refractory schizophrenia

 

12. Which of the following symptoms will respond early in schizophrenia when treated with antipsychotics?

A. Auditory hallucinations

B. Psychomotor retardation

C. Thought content

D. Interpersonal relationship

 

13. Which of the following characteristics is a good prognosis factor in schizophrenia?

A. Unmarried

B. Childhood onset

C. Presence of negative symptoms

D. Presence of delusions and hallucinations

 

14. Good prognosis features in schizophrenia include

A. Acute onset

B. Onset after 30 years

C. Supporting family

D. Treatment adherence

E. All of the above

 

15. Schizophrenia which has poor response to treatment and poor prognosis is

A. Paranoid

B. Catatonic

C. Undifferentiated

D. Hebephrenic

E. Post-schizophrenia depression

 

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2. Kaplan HI, Sadock BJ. Synopsis of Psychiatry , Behavioral Sciences/ Clinical Psychiatry. 9th ed. Hong Kong : William and Wilkinson Publishers;1998.

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