40. Schizophrenia patients with predominantly symptoms tend to benefit most from

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40. Schizophrenia patients with predominantly symptoms tend to benefit most from standard anti-psychotic medications 2) positive b) negative e) disorganized d) catatonic e) residual seem to be linked to Schikephremia a excess dopamine in the limbie regions may be associated with active peychotic symptoms 41. Which of the following correctly identifies one of the melfunctions of brain.chemistry that h. insufficient dopamine in the frontal areas may be associated with negative symptoms e. excess dopamine in the frontal regions may be associated with active psychotic symptoms d. both a & b are correct e) both b&e; are correct 42. When people with Psychoses are having Auditory Hallucinations, what area of their brain indicates heightened activity? a) the parietal lobe b) Frontal Lobe's Broca's speech production arca d) Occipital Lobe's main visual cortex e) the inner ear e) first to be discovered was Broca's area, but recently the main auditory & Wermicke's area has been shown to activate as well 43. Valerie suffers from schizophrenia. She often speaks in an incoherent manner, garbling making up new words, not to responding to what is being asked, giggling inappropriately. Her speech, when comprehensible, tends to go off on many different tracks with concepts only loosely associated. To Which of the symptom group do her symptoms best fir? a) disorganized b) undifferentiated e) catatonic ) paranoid 44. We discussed in class some of the brain changes associated with Schitzophrenia. Which is NOT correct? lowered activity in the Frontal areas of the brain enlarged ventricles MRI evidence of progressive brain tissue loss over years of illness a. b. e. d. New rescarch is looking into medications that can prevent this cell loss e. All of the above are correct . POSITIVE SYMPTOMS of schizophrenia are called "positive" because they a) allow the patient to continue to function in society b) result from an excess in the neurotransmitter serotonin e) represent the presence of something not previously there: "active" manifestations of psych d) are the most responsive to antipsychotic medication

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Answer 40. Option a positive symptoms.

Positive symptoms like auditory hallucinations,delusions respond best with antipsychotics, even after treating patient will all possible modalities symptoms that remain are residual symptoms that does not respond to any kind of treatment. Negative symptoms do respond but after a long time with limited medications. Disorganized type of schizophrenia is very resistant to treatment.catatonic type is best treated with electroconvulsive therapy.

Answer 41. Option d both a and b are correct

Excess of dopamine in meso limbic pathway causes positive symptoms while deficit of dopamine in meso cortical pathways causes negative symptoms in schizophrenia.

Answer 42. Option e

Both Broca's and Wernicke's is found to play a role.

Answer 43. Option a disorganized

Disorganised or hebephrenic schizophrenia is form in which affective symptoms are prominent, behavior irresponsible and unpredictable, mannerisms are common. Inappropriate giggling,grimaces,pranks are common.Thought is incoherent and speech is incoherent and rambling.

Answer 44. Option e all are correct

All the options are changes seen in neuroimaging studies of patient with schizophrenia.

Answer 45. Option c

Positive symptoms are called positive because they represent changes in person's behavior and thinking which wasn't there before the emergence of psychosis. That is due to excess of dopamine mainly and not serotonin.

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