Psychological dependence or mood – or behavior – altering drugs is known as:

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of these mood stabilizing drugs does NOT have any anticonvulsive affect?

   A. Sodium valproate
   B. Lithium carbonate
   C. Carbamazepine
   D. Gabapentin

2. 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

3. Select the TWO correct statements from those below with regard to psychological research:
   1.You can fully understand the result of an IQ test without knowing anything about intelligence testing and standard scores.
   2. if two things are correlated this signifies that one is the cause of the other.
   3. A good knowledge of psychological research methods allows you to avoid making the mistakes that journalists politicians and many others make because they lack the necessary conceptual understanding.
   4. In most countries, in order to become a psychologist, you will be required to conduct a piece of psychological research.

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

4. Dependence, passivity and greediness are regarded as traits found in the so-called __________?

   A. Anal character
   B. Phallic stage
   C. Genital stage
   D. Oral character
   E. None of these

5. Therapists who focus on altering faulty thought process are ____________?

   A. Cognitive therapists
   B. Humanistic therapists
   C. Biological therapists
   D. Psychodynamic therapists
   E. None of these

6. What are the two major approaches to treatment of psychological disorders?
   1: Biological.
   2: Medical.
   3: Chemical.
   4: Psychological

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

7. Which of the following is classified as a mood disorder?

   A. bipolar disorder
   B. multiple personality disorder
   C. delusional disorder
   D. dissociative disorder

8. Used in conjunction with medication and other therapies, ECT remains an option for the treatment of mood disorders. What dose ECT stand for?

   A. Electro – Conclusive Therapy
   B. Electric – Conclusive Therapy
   C. Electro – Conductive Therapy
   D. Electric – Conductive Therapy

9. How long do mood swings happen for bipolar disorder victims?

   A. several days at a time
   B. A few days to many years
   C. A few weeks at a time
   D. 6 months

10. Mood disorders are those in which the personality may:

    A. experience serve depression and threaten suicide
    B. exhibit symptoms suggesting physical disease or injury but for which there is no identifiable cause
    C. exhibit behavior that is the result of an organic brain pathology
    D. experience delusions and hallucinations