Low birth weight is a known risk factor for: ___________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following is not a risk factor for suicide?

   A. Depression
   B. Substance abuse
   C. Stressful events
   D. Social support

2. There is some evidence that a relatively low level of autonomic nervous system arousal may contribute to: _________?

   A. generalized anxiety disorder.
   B. post-traumatic stress disorder.
   C. phobias.
   D. antisocial personality disorder.

3. Which are true of the diathesis-stress model of mental illness?Please identify all correct answers.
   1: When an enduring vulnerability factor in a person is coupled with a recent stressor, it results in psychological disorder.
   2: Only one of the diathesis or stressor needs to be present for symptoms of the psychological disorder to occur.
   3: Both the diathesis and the stressor must be present to lead the symptoms of the psychological disorder.
   4: Diathesis and stressors have specific definitions.

   A. 1 & 4
   B. 1 & 3
   C. 2 & 3
   D. 2 & 4

4. Carl Rogers was part of the human potential movement. His brand of therapy was known as______therapy.

   A. Client centered
   B. Self-actual
   C. Transcendenta
   D. Cognitive

5. Many of the drugs are useful in the treatment of schizophrenia are known to dampen________activity in the brain, suggesting that disruptions in the activity of this neurotransmitter may contribute to the development of the disorder.

   A. nor epinephrine
   B. serotonin
   C. acetylcholine
   D. dopamine

6. The phenomenon known as_______refers to individuals who have experienced more than one disorder simultaneously.

   A. Cohabitation
   B. Comorbidity
   C. Codependence
   D. Coexistence

7. The unwillingness to discuss certain ideas or desires in psychoanalytic therapy is known as

   A. Countertransference
   B. Resistance
   C. Free association
   D. Transference

8. Kammy vividly imagines being abused by her own mother while her therapist triggers eye movements by waving a finger in front of Kammy’s eyes. The therapist is apparently using a technique known as:

   A. EMDR
   B. virtual reality exposure therapy.
   C. meta-analysis.
   D. transference.

9. In programs to treat alcoholism clients consume alcohol that contains a nausea-producing drug. The therapist is using a technique known as: _________?

   A. free association.
   B. systematic desensitization.
   C. aversive conditioning
   D. operant conditioning.

10. Melanie Klein parted Freud’s belief in the importance of the ___________?

    A. Opedical complex
    B. Unconscious
    C. Superego
    D. Object relations