Phobias differ from ordinary fears in that they frequently involve:

Related Mcqs:

1. Irrational and very specific fears that persist even when there is no real danger to a persona are called

   A. anxieties
   B. dissociation’s
   C. phobias
   D. obsessions

2. A person who is preoccupied with fears of having a serious disease suffers from:

   A. a conversion reaction
   B. hypochondriasis
   C. a traumatic disorder
   D. an obsession

3. Natasha and Dimitri have a fulfilling marital relationship because they readily confide their deepest hopes and fears to each other. This best illustrates the value of:

   A. self- disclosure
   B. deindividuation
   C. passionate love
   D. the mere exposure effect

4. Which of these statements is not true of phobias?

   A. a phobia is an irrational fear of an object or a situation
   B. It is possible to fear something that poses no real threat to the individual
   C. Phobias are a world – wide phenomenon
   D. All phobias are untreatable

5. Which of these cannot be used as a treatment for individuals with phobias?

   A. Hypnosis
   B. Gradual exposure
   C. Avoidance
   D. Medication

6. Which of the following statements best fits the behavioural explanation of the development of phobias?

   A. Threat perception (how dangerous individual believes the threat to be)
   B. Modeling (shaping behaviour due to observation of other actions)
   C. Conflict in the psyche (conflict between id, ego and superego)
   D. Genetics alone affects the likelihood of an individual developing a phobia

7. Phobias are now sometimes treated with benzodiazepines (rather than barbiturates). Which of the following is not a side – effect of taking benzodiazepines?

   A. Ataxia
   B. Wakefulness
   C. Drowsiness
   D. confusion

8. Which individual case study did Freud use as an example of the causes of phobias?

   A. Little Benjamin
   B. Little Hans
   C. Little Albert
   D. Little Firtz

9. Obsessive-compulsive behavior, panic, and phobias are formally classified as_____disorders.

   A. psychotic
   B. manic
   C. anxiety
   D. mood

10. Phobias can be very debilitating and distressing phenomena. Which, if any, of the following statements are correct in relation to Watson and Rayner’s (1920) research into them?
    1:Watson and Rayner speculated that the complexity of emotional responsiveness in adults might be explained by the conditioning of children’s simple emotional reactions when they are exposed to new stimuli
    2:Watson and Rayner found evidence for emotional from a test trial in which the rat was accompanied by the noise
    3:The fear reaction in Albert could be produced by a loud noise
    4:None of the above

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