Contributing Factors - Schizphrenia

Schizophrenia can be explain by a single factor.

• True

• False

The risk of developing schizophrenia __________________ with genetic similarity.

• increases

• decreases

If one identical twin has schizophrenia, the other twin has _____ % chance of developing the disorder.

• 25

• 50

• 70

• 100

People with schizophrenia have reduced activity in the...

• parietal lobe

• occipital lobe

• amygdala

• prefrontal cortex

People with schizophrenia have less gray matter in the...

• frontal lobe

• temporal lobe

• frontal and temporal lobe

• occipital and temporal lobe

Enlarged ventricles are...

• disabled axons

• clusters of neurons

• fluid filled spaces

• increased synapses

It is believed that ventricles result from...

• active neurons

• dead neurons

• neurotransmitters

• electrochemical messages

Schizophrenia has been linked with a decrease in size of which brain areas?

• Hippocampus & Amygdala

• Hippocampus & Brocas area

• Werenickes area & Amygdala

• Werenickes area & Brocas area

Schizophrenia is linked with which neurotransmitter?

• Cortisol

• GABBA

• Serotonin

• Dopamine

A person with schizophrenia is likely to have _________________ levels of dopamine.

• increased

• decreased