You should be able to do each of the following by the conclusion of Chapter 11.

1. Discuss the general characteristics of schizophrenia. (pp. 273-274)
   
   
2. Discuss the history of the diagnostic category known as schizophrenia and the current DSM-IV-TR criteria. (pp. 274-275)
   
   
3. Describe the symptoms of schizophrenia, including positive, delusions, and perceptual distortions. (pp. 275-277)
   
   
4. Describe the problems of communication and thought disturbance seen in schizophrenia, including loosening of associations. (pp. 277-278)
   
   
5. Describe the motoric disturbances and negative symptoms, and associated features seen in schizophrenia, as well as the role of culture in interpreting symptoms. (pp. 278-280)
   
   
6. Differentiate between the various subtypes of schizophrenia, including the paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, and residual types of schizophrenia. (pp. 280-284)
   
   
7. Describe the psychotic disorder once considered schizophrenia including delusional disorder; differentiate it from schizophrenia. (p. 281)
   
   
8. Describe the three phases of schizophrenia, then discuss research on long-term outcomes of schizophrenia, including studies in developing and developed countries. (pp. 284-286)
   
   
9. Consider the usefulness of combining hereditary and environmental influences for understanding the origins of schizophrenia, then discuss and evaluate the genetic studies, including blood relatives, twin research, adoption and high-risk population studies. (pp. 286-290)
   
   
10. Describe the biochemical theories of schizophrenia, including the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia and research results that strengthen and weaken this hypothesis. (pp. 290-292)
    
    
11. Describe the neurological finding including abnormal neurological findings. (pp. 292-293)
    
    
12. Discuss environmental factors in the development of schizophrenic symptoms, including the family environment influences, methodological problems with this research, and the role of expressed emotion in schizophrenia. (pp. 293-296)
    
    
13. Discuss the social class and cross-cultural aspects of schizophrenia. (pp. 296-298)
    
    
14. Discuss the use of antipsychotic medications in the treatment of schizophrenia and the problems in using these drugs in treatment. (pp. 298-299)
    
    
15. Describe the psychosocial therapies including psychosocial and cognitive-behavioral therapies. Discuss the effectiveness of these treatments and the right to refuse medication. (pp. 299-301)