T h e S i n g a p o r e F a m i l y p h y S i c i a n V o l 3 9 n o 1 J a n - m a r 2 0 1 3 : 3 5
MCQS on SCHIZOPHRENIA
A S S E S S M E N T O F 3 0 M C Q S
FPSC NO : 51
MCQs on SCHIZOPHRENIA
Submission DEADLINE : 9 APRIL 2013 12 NOON
INSTRUCTIONS
• To submit answers to the following multiple choice questions, you are required to log on to the
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• Attempt ALL the following multiple choice questions.
• There is only ONE correct answer for each question.
• The answers should be submitted to the College of F amily Physicians Singapore via the College
On-line Portal before the submission deadline stated above.
1. The first psychotic episode of schizophrenia is often
preceded by a prodromal phase lasting weeks or
even years. which of the following symptoms is
NOT consistent with the prodromal phase?
(A) Delusions.
(B) Sleep disturbance.
(C) Poor concentration.
(D) Irritability.
(E) Anxiety.
2. About the symptoms that may be present in a
patient with schizophrenia, which of the following
symptoms is LEAST LIKELY to be present?
(A) Hallucinations.
(B) Delusions.
(C) Alogia.
(D) Grandiosity.
(E) Anhedonia.
3. About the age of onset of schizophrenia in men,
which of the following is CORRECT?
(A) 10 – 20 years.
(B) 15 – 25 years.
(C) 20 – 30 years.
(D) 25 – 35 years.
(E) 30 – 40 years.
4. The genetic vulnerability in schizophrenia arises
from a complex combination of multiple genes of
small effect. which of the following lifetime risk of
schizophrenia is CORRECT?
(A) 25% for a child with patients who do not have the disorder.
(B) 13% for a child with one parent with schizophrenia.
(C) 30% for a child with both parents with schizophrenia.
(D) 60% for a child with a monozygotic twin with schizophrenia.
(E) The genetic vulnerability is too small to be of predictive value.
5. with regards to the longitudinal course of
schizophrenia, what is proportion of patients will
have a good outcome?
(A) Less than 10%.
(B) Less than 20%
(C) Less than 30%
(D) Less than 40%.
(E) Less than 50%.
6. The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score
is used to assess the level of functioning. what is the
GAF score that defines recovery in schizophrenia?
(A) 45 or more.
(B) 50 or more.
(C) 55 or more.
(D) 60 or more.
(E) 65 or more.
7. In the Singapore EPIP, patients rated their
satisfaction with the service provided by EPIP on
the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire 8 (CSQ-8).
At the end of 2 years what was the proportion of
patients who rated the level of satisfaction as “good
or better”
(A) 78.9%
(B) 84.9%
(C) 88.9%
(D) 94.9%
(E) 98.9%
8. The concept of early intervention for psychosis
resulted in several intervention sites being set up
across the world. which of the following matching of
programme and site is CORRECT?
(A) Early Assessment Service for Young People with Early
Psychosis Programme – Norway.
(B) TIPS – Hong Kong.
