Instructor Resource Prus, Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior: An Introduction to Psychopharmacology

Instructor Resource
Prus, Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior: An Introduction to Psychopharmacology



Chapter 15: Antipsychotic Drugs

Test Bank

Multiple Choice



1. The features of schizophrenia include all of the following except…
a. lifelong mental illness.
b. exceptional memory.
c. disturbed thinking.
d. an inability to understand what is real.
Ans: B
Answer Location: Schizophrenia
Learning Objective:Schizophrenia
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Difficulty Level: Medium


2. In schizophrenia, the addition of abnormal behaviors such as hallucinations are considered…
a. psychiatric symptoms.
b. behavioral symptoms.
c. negative symptoms.
d. positive symptom
Ans: D
Answer Location: Schizophrenia
Learning Objective:Schizophrenia
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Easy


3. For a patient with schizophrenia who appears socially withdrawn and displays litte emotion, a
psychiatrist would likely note…
a. an indication of positive symptoms.

,b. clear cognitive impairment.
Instructor Resource
Prus, Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior: An Introduction to Psychopharmacology
SAGE Publishing, 2017

c. the presense of negative symptoms.
d. disturbed thinking.
Ans: C
Answer Location: Schizophrenia
Learning Objective:Schizophrenia
Cognitive Domain: Application
Difficulty Level: Easy


4. A reduction in normal behaviors, such as reduced emotional responsiveness, is called…
a. cognitive impairment.
b. positive symptoms.
c. negative symptoms.
d. disturbed thinking.
Ans: C
Answer Location: Schizophrenia
Learning Objective:Schizophrenia
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy


5. A patient who displays mostly positive symptoms including suspiciousness would likely be
identified as having…
a. residual schizophrenia.
b. catatonic schizophrenia.
c. disorganized schizophrenia.
d. paranoid schizophrenia.
Ans: D
Answer Location: Schizophrenia
Learning Objective:Schizophrenia
Cognitive Domain: Application

,Difficulty Level: Medium
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Prus, Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior: An Introduction to Psychopharmacology
SAGE Publishing, 2017

6. A patient who displays significant negative symptoms including little body movement would
likely be identified as having…
a. catatonic schizophrenia.
b. disorganized schizophrenia.
c. paranoid schizophrenia.
d. undifferentiated schizophrenia.
Ans: A
Answer Location: Schizophrenia
Learning Objective:Schizophrenia
Cognitive Domain: Application
Difficulty Level: Medium


7. A patient with schizophrenia who has not improved after two attempts of treatment with an
antipsycotic drug would be identified as…
a. a poor antipsychotic metabolizer.
b. having treatment-resistant schizophrenia.
c. a patient with poor compliance.
d. having residual schizophrenia.
Ans: B
Answer Location: Schizophrenia
Learning Objective:Schizophrenia
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Medium


8. The abandonment of schizophrenia subtypes from the DSM-5, although found in the earlier
DSM-IV-TR, means…
a. that insurance companies were inconsistent with their coverage of each subtype. b. that earlier
editions of the DSM were incorrect about having different subtypes of schizophrenia.
c. the subtypes no longer exist in schizophrenia.

, d. that the different subtypes did not add value to actually making a schizophrenia diagnosis.
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Prus, Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior: An Introduction to Psychopharmacology
SAGE Publishing, 2017

Ans: D
Answer Location: Schizophrenia
Learning Objective:Schizophrenia
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Hard


9. If a patient with catatonic schizophrenia does not improve with antipsychotic medication, a
psychiatrist may next prescribe a(n)…
a. psychostimulant drug.
b. benzodiazepine drug.
c. antidepressant drug.
d. opioid drug.
Ans: B
Answer Location: Schizophrenia
Learning Objective:Schizophrenia
Cognitive Domain: Application
Difficulty Level: Hard


10. For AIDS, antipsychotic drugs may be used to…
a. treat psychosis.
b. reduce muscle spasms.
c. counteract the side effects of other medications used for AIDS.
d. preclude the use of drugs of abuse.
Ans: A
Answer Location: Schizophrenia
Learning Objective:Schizophrenia
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Medium