Author Question: The higher rate of the catatonic subtype of schizophrenia diagnosed in the early part of the century ... (Read 50 times)

nramada · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The higher rate of the catatonic subtype of schizophrenia diagnosed in the early part of the century has been attributed to the following:

a) The symptoms were actually caused by side effects of electroconvulsive therapy.
b) Patients with the catatonic subtype are now diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder.
c) Patients with other disorders, such as sleeping sickness, were being misdiagnosed with schizophrenia.
d) Deinstitutionalizat ion has resulted in catatonic schizophrenics living in the community, where they are less likely to be identified and diagnosed.

Question 2

Canadian researchers Pliner and Chaiken have coined the term Scarlett O'Hara effect which refers to:

a) Avoiding exercise to project an image of femininity
b) Eating lightly to project an image of femininity
c) Purging to maintain an image of femininity
d) Dieting to project an image of femininity