Psychology 2016 Schizophrenia Quiz

All information is from the "Psychology A Level/2 - The Complete Companion Fourth Edition" By Flanagan and Cardwell for AQA.

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  • Created on: 19-06-17 18:59
What name is given to the methodology for ensuring that the diagnosis is reliable?
Test-Retest Reliability
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If a child has 2 parents who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, what is the percentage chance (concordance rate) that they too will develop schizophrenia?
48%
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If a child has only 1 parent who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, what is the percentage chance (concordance rate) that they too will develop schizophrenia?
13%
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If a monozygotic twin has schizophrenia, what is the percentage chance (concordance rate) for their twin to develop schizophrenia?
40%
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If a dizygotic twin has schizophrenia, what is the percentage chance (concordance rate) for their twin to develop schizophrenia?
7%
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Which neurotransmitter has been found to be implicated in causing schizophrenia?
Dopamine
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Which receptors in the brain are abnormally high in schizophrenic patients?
D2
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What did PET scans find in schizophrenic patients?
Lower dopamine in dorsolateral pre-frontal cortex
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What happened when rats experienced induced dopamine depletion in the pre-frontal cortex?
Cognitive Impairment
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Family dysfunction, and the double bind theory, refers to...
When a child receives contradictory messages from their parent.
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If a child, whose mother has schizophrenia, is adopted without any knowledge of their biological mother (and therefore aren't in the same environment), what is the percentage chance that they will develop schizophrenia?
8%
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