Lesson 4.3.5.3

4.3.5.3 Treating schizophrenia: drug therapy, CBT and family therapy Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 3

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The 20 questions

  1. What is a typical antipsychotic?

    • A drug that increases dopamine activity to treat delusions
    • A first-generation drug that mainly blocks dopamine receptors
    • A second-generation drug that acts only on serotonin receptors
    • A sedative that is used only to help people sleep

  2. What is an atypical antipsychotic?

    • A second-generation drug that acts on both dopamine and serotonin systems and usually causes fewer movement side effects
    • A first-generation drug that blocks only dopamine receptors
    • A drug that increases the release of dopamine in every brain area
    • A drug that is used only for children with developmental disorders

  3. Which side effect is commonly associated with typical antipsychotics?

    • Movement problems such as tardive dyskinesia
    • Increased appetite for sugary food only
    • A rise in body temperature for several days
    • Loss of hearing in both ears

  4. What is tardive dyskinesia?

    • A form of schizophrenia that affects only older adults
    • A rise in blood pressure caused by a family therapy session
    • A type of cognitive therapy used for delusions
    • Involuntary, repetitive movements that can develop after long-term use of typical antipsychotics

  5. What is the main aim of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for schizophrenia?

    • To remove all dopamine from the brain through talking
    • To prevent any contact with family members
    • To make the person accept every belief without question
    • To help the person challenge and test their delusional beliefs and coping with hallucinations

  6. What is the aim of family therapy in the treatment of schizophrenia?

    • To replace all other treatments with family discussion alone
    • To remove the family from all contact with the person
    • To give the family responsibility for prescribing medication
    • To reduce high expressed emotion and improve communication within the family, which can lower relapse risk

  7. What is the diathesis-stress model?

    • The idea that stress has no link with the onset of schizophrenia
    • The idea that a person's vulnerability, such as a genetic predisposition, combines with stress to trigger schizophrenia
    • The idea that schizophrenia is caused only by childhood trauma
    • The idea that schizophrenia is determined entirely by diet

  8. Why is an interactionist approach important for explaining and treating schizophrenia?

    • It denies that biology has any role in schizophrenia
    • It states that only social treatments can ever work
    • It recognises that biological vulnerability and environmental stress interact, so treatment can combine drugs and psychological support
    • It states that treatment is unnecessary because the disorder is always genetic

  9. Which treatment is most directly linked to the dopamine hypothesis?

    • Antipsychotic drugs that block dopamine receptors
    • Behaviour modification using token rewards only
    • Psychoanalysis focused on early childhood memories
    • Family therapy focusing on communication

  10. A patient taking a typical antipsychotic develops involuntary movements of the face. Which concern does this raise?

    • Extrapyramidal side effects, such as tardive dyskinesia
    • A need for more family therapy sessions
    • A diagnosis of avolition
    • An increase in cognitive dissonance

  11. Why might an atypical antipsychotic be preferred over a typical one for some patients?

    • It acts only on serotonin and has no effect on dopamine
    • It cures schizophrenia permanently after one dose
    • It tends to cause fewer movement side effects, which can improve adherence to treatment
    • It is always cheaper and has no side effects at all

  12. How does CBT help with hallucinations in schizophrenia?

    • It uses electric shocks to stop the hallucinations
    • It removes hallucinations completely after a single session
    • It requires the person to stop all social contact
    • It helps the person consider alternative explanations and develop coping strategies, reducing their distress

  13. What is an advantage of combining drug therapy with psychological treatment for schizophrenia?

    • It removes the need for any monitoring of the patient
    • It makes it unnecessary to explain the illness to the family
    • It addresses both biological and psychological or social factors, which can improve outcomes
    • It guarantees that the person will never relapse

  14. Which evaluation of antipsychotic drug therapy is most appropriate?

    • It is perfectly safe and cures the disorder for every patient
    • It is only useful for negative symptoms and never for positive symptoms
    • It has no effect on symptoms in any patient
    • It is effective in reducing many symptoms, but side effects and the limits of the dopamine model must be considered

  15. Which evaluation of CBT for schizophrenia is most appropriate?

    • It is always ineffective for every patient because schizophrenia is biological
    • It can help patients manage symptoms and distress, but its effectiveness may depend on the person's engagement and access to therapy
    • It cures schizophrenia in every case without need for medication
    • It has no evidence base at all

  16. A clinician is planning treatment for a patient whose relapses follow high levels of family criticism. Which combination is most sensible?

    • Antipsychotic medication together with family therapy to reduce expressed emotion
    • Removing all family contact without any other treatment
    • Only a change to the patient's diet with no medical input
    • Only an increase in the dose of a sedative

  17. Why might a diathesis-stress explanation be helpful when planning treatment?

    • It proves that only genetic counselling is needed
    • It shows that treatment cannot affect the course of the disorder
    • It suggests that reducing stress and supporting coping can lower the chance of relapse, alongside medication
    • It shows that stress has no effect on symptoms

  18. Which statement best describes the role of typical antipsychotics compared with atypical antipsychotics?

    • Typical drugs act only on serotonin, while atypical drugs act only on dopamine
    • Atypical drugs are older than typical drugs and have no effect on dopamine
    • Typical and atypical drugs have identical mechanisms and side effects
    • Typical drugs mainly block dopamine receptors, while atypical drugs also act on serotonin and tend to cause fewer movement side effects

  19. What is a potential disadvantage of long-term typical antipsychotic use?

    • Involuntary movement problems, such as tardive dyskinesia, which may not fully reverse
    • Increased confidence in social situations that lasts for life
    • A reduction in the need for any other form of treatment
    • A permanent improvement in memory for past events

  20. Which factor in the interactionist approach means that treatment can target more than one cause?

    • Schizophrenia is seen as caused only by genes, so only genetic treatment is possible
    • Schizophrenia is seen as caused only by stress, so only rest is needed
    • Schizophrenia is seen as unrelated to any cause, so no treatment is needed
    • Schizophrenia is seen as the result of vulnerability and stress acting together, so drugs and psychological support can both be used

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