Instructions: Click on the best response to complete each statement.

1.  Emil Kraeplin, the "father of modern biological psychiatry" believed that schizophrenia (which he called "dementia praecox") was most likely caused by _________________.
  brain trauma
  metabolic disorder
  psychological trauma during childhood
  stress

2.  Edgar Cayce's preference for the term "dementia praecox" rather than "schizophrenia" may indicate the strong biological (rather than psychological) emphasis given in his readings for this condition.
True
False

3.  Typical therapeutic recommendations for schizophrenia (dementia praecox) in the Cayce readings include:
  electrotherapy
  massage
  suggestion
  all of the above

4.  The recommendation for companion therapy was commonly made by Edgar Cayce in cases of schizophrenia (dementia praecox).
  True
  False

5.  Edgar Cayce often referred cases of major mental illness to the Still-Hildreth Osteopathic Sanitarium.  This institution reported a "cure" rate of ______ for dementia praecox when the patient was admitted within the first 6 months of the illness.
  24%
  37%
  52%
  68%

6.  Variability of etiology and classification in schizophrenia can lead to _____________________.
  inconsistent research findings
  lack of replication
  constantly changing diagnostic criteria
  all of the above

7.  From the Cayce perspective, therapeutic milieu is primarily a behavior modification process with little spiritual emphasis.
  True
  False

8.  From the Caye perspective, behavioral modeling is practically a form of ____________________.
  group psychotherapy
  suggestive therapeutics
  counseling
  negative reinforcement

9.  Edgar Cayce advocated total acceptance of the individual experiencing schizophrenia, even to the point of condoning psychotic expressions.
  True
  False

10.  Edgar Cayce's prognosis in most cases of schizophrenia (dementia praecox) is consistent with modern psychiatry with regard to early diagnosis and treatment being associated with shorter duration of treatment and better outcome.
  True
  False

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