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People with schizophrenia experience _ _ _ _ _ , which is a loss of contact with reality.
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psychosis
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Which disorder is characterized by marked symptoms of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder?
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schizoaffective disorder
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The _____ theory suggests that schizophrenia causes victims to fall from a higher to a lower socioeconomic level or to remain poor because they are unable to function effectively.
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downward drift
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Delusions of _____ are the most common type of delusions in schizophrenia.
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persecution
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Individuals with schizophrenia sometimes make up words that have meaning only for them. These words are called:
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neologisms.
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_____ are perceptions that occur in the absence of external stimuli.
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Hallucinations
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While the _____ symptoms of schizophrenia respond well to conventional antipsychotic drugs, the _____ symptoms respond best to atypical antipsychotic drugs.
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positive; negative
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Many people with schizophrenia have enlarged _____, the brain cavities that contain cerebrospinal fluid.
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ventricles
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Individuals who are trying to recover from schizophrenia are almost four times more likely to relapse if they live with a family that has high levels of:
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expressed emotion.
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_____ are the most common formal thought disorders experienced by people suffering from schizophrenia.
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Loose associations
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