ELC231 MID SEMESTER TEST

QUESTION 1
a) tenacious
b) quickly
c) reply
d) alleviate

QUESTION 2
a) T
b) T
c) F
d) F

QUESTION 3
i) Olfactory hallucinations are feelings of movement or sensation on your body.
iv) A schizophrenic person with disorganized behaviour may still be able to take care of their
personal hygiene.

QUESTION 4
Types of delusions faced by people with schizophrenia are delusion of grandeur is the belief
that one is simply a well-known or important figure and somatic delusion is a type of delusion
that appears when people believe they have an illness or their body are affected by a
strange condition.

QUESTION 5
i) Cognitive disorganisation is a condition where they rapidly shift between topics
with no connections between other topics.
ii) Neologisms, a condition where words or phrases only have meaning to them.

QUESTION 6
i) A minor loss on chromosome 22 has been associated with schizophrenia.
ii) If a child has one parent who has symptoms of schizophrenia, the child’s chances
of developing the disorder is approximately between 8% to 15%.

QUESTION 7
Children who have been exposed to extreme trauma are three times more likely to develop
schizophrenia later in life, according to researchers.

QUESTION 8
Patients with schizophrenia who are diagnosed early on have a good chance of improving in
their life.

QUESTION 9
i) They help to relieve the most troubling symptoms, including delusions,
hallucinations, and thinking problems.
ii) Since stress can cause psychosis and increase schizophrenia symptoms, it is
also important to keep it under control.
QUESTION 10
I agree. The living condition of people suffering from schizophrenia can be improved. If the
sufferers from schizophrenia have the dedication to ongoing treatment, their life will get
better. After that, therapy also crucial for learning to live with the disease because it can help
patients learn how to recognize symptoms and signs.