A researcher wants to combine the findings from 15 published studies on the effectiveness of family therapy for schizophrenia.
Which is the most appropriate technique for the researcher to use?

A Content analysis
B Correlational analysis
C Meta-analysis
D Thematic analysis [1 mark]

A psychiatrist is explaining symptoms of schizophrenia to a group of medical students.

Which is an example of a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

A Avolition
B Speech poverty
C Delusions
D Flattened affect [1 mark]

Which is the best definition of co-morbidity in relation to schizophrenia?

A When symptoms of schizophrenia vary between cultures
B When a person with schizophrenia is also diagnosed with another disorder
C When schizophrenia runs in families across several generations
D When different clinicians disagree about the diagnosis of schizophrenia [1 mark]

Which neurotransmitter is most closely associated with the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia?

A Serotonin
B GABA
C Dopamine
D Noradrenaline [1 mark]

Niamh has schizophrenia. Her care coordinator notices that she spends long periods sitting in her room, no longer bothers to wash regularly and has stopped attending college even though she is enrolled.

Which symptom of schizophrenia is Niamh most clearly displaying?

A Delusions of persecution
B Avolition
C Hallucinations
D Disorganised speech [1 mark]

Which statement best describes the diathesis–stress model of schizophrenia?

A Schizophrenia is entirely caused by stressful life events.
B Schizophrenia is entirely caused by inherited genes.
C Schizophrenia develops only when environmental stressors are removed.
D Schizophrenia results from a vulnerability combined with environmental stress. [1 mark]

A psychologist is interested in whether schizophrenia is more common in biological relatives of people with the disorder than in the general population.

Which research design should the psychologist use?

A Case study
B Twin or family study
C Field experiment
D Naturalistic observation [1 mark]

A psychiatrist is considering which drug to prescribe for a new patient. She wants a drug that is less likely to cause movement-related side-effects such as tardive dyskinesia.

Which type of antipsychotic drug should she choose?

A Typical antipsychotic
B Atypical antipsychotic
C Placebo
D Benzodiazepine [1 mark]

In a family where one member has schizophrenia, which behaviour best illustrates high expressed emotion (EE)?

A Calmly encouraging the person to be independent
B Rarely talking about the person’s illness
C Frequently criticising the person for not “trying harder”
D Keeping emotional conversations to a minimum [1 mark]

Which is a key aim of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for schizophrenia?

A To remove all antipsychotic medication
B To challenge and modify irrational beliefs and interpretations
C To increase dopamine levels in the brain
D To train family members to monitor medication [1 mark]